United States Payroll Employment
for the Local Government Executive, legislative and general government Industry
Updated on January 3, 2024.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in January 2022, the number of payroll employments in the US for the local government executive, legislative and general government industry was 2,618,762. The number of jobs added in January 2022 was 9,829.
Interact with the first chart below to see the number of payroll employment, and with the second chart to see the number of jobs added from January 2019 to January 2022. This information can also be found in the table below.
You can see similar information for different types of businesses establishments and industries.
You can also see similar information for each state.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
US Payroll Employment
for the Local Government Executive, legislative and general government Industry
US Number of Jobs Added
to the Local Government Executive, legislative and general government Industry
US Payroll Employment
for the Local Government Executive, legislative and general government Industry
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| Month | Number of Payrolls | Jobs Added |
|---|---|---|
| January 2019 | 2617563 | |
| February 2019 | 2618586 | 1023 |
| March 2019 | 2632693 | 14107 |
| April 2019 | 2659741 | 27048 |
| May 2019 | 2707348 | 47607 |
| June 2019 | 2818001 | 110653 |
| July 2019 | 2857148 | 39147 |
| August 2019 | 2821581 | -35567 |
| September 2019 | 2715715 | -105866 |
| October 2019 | 2688129 | -27586 |
| November 2019 | 2692904 | 4775 |
| December 2019 | 2684534 | -8370 |
| January 2020 | 2656279 | -28255 |
| February 2020 | 2666835 | 10556 |
| March 2020 | 2686471 | 19636 |
| April 2020 | 2557612 | -128859 |
| May 2020 | 2549559 | -8053 |
| June 2020 | 2622420 | 72861 |
| July 2020 | 2661779 | 39359 |
| August 2020 | 2672083 | 10304 |
| September 2020 | 2623550 | -48533 |
| October 2020 | 2629222 | 5672 |
| November 2020 | 2654919 | 25697 |
| December 2020 | 2611882 | -43037 |
| February 2021 | 2557726 | -54156 |
| March 2021 | 2553969 | -3757 |
| April 2021 | 2567569 | 13600 |
| May 2021 | 2601777 | 34208 |
| June 2021 | 2628488 | 26711 |
| July 2021 | 2713379 | 84891 |
| August 2021 | 2749348 | 35969 |
| September 2021 | 2725808 | -23540 |
| October 2021 | 2649746 | -76062 |
| November 2021 | 2623933 | -25813 |
| December 2021 | 2628591 | 4658 |
| January 2022 | 2618762 | -9829 |