All Employees in Government, Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted, USA (1939 - Oct 2024)

This dataset provides the total number of employees in the government sector across the United States, measured in thousands and seasonally adjusted, from 1939 to October 2024. It highlights employment trends in federal, state, and local government roles, reflecting shifts in public sector workforce dynamics over time. Useful for analyzing changes in public employment and their relationship to policy and economic cycles.
Publisher
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Origin
United States
Records
1030
Source
All Employees in Government, Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted, USA (1939 - Oct 2024)
Year Month Value
1939 1 3988
1939 2 4001
1939 3 4002
1939 4 4002
1939 5 4006
1939 6 4003
1939 7 4019
1939 8 4046
1939 9 4076
1939 10 4089
1939 11 4109
1939 12 4134
1940 1 4150
1940 2 4150
1940 3 4151
1940 4 4152
1940 5 4172
1940 6 4218
1940 7 4261
1940 8 4282
1940 9 4312
1940 10 4353
1940 11 4396
1940 12 4415
1941 1 4468
1941 2 4504
1941 3 4535
1941 4 4585
1941 5 4642
1941 6 4701
1941 7 4750
1941 8 4821
1941 9 4891
1941 10 4907
1941 11 4949
1941 12 4971
1942 1 5089
1942 2 5146
1942 3 5257
1942 4 5357
1942 5 5431
1942 6 5510
1942 7 5591
1942 8 5814
1942 9 5866
1942 10 5956
1942 11 6026
1942 12 6072
1943 1 6132
1943 2 6223
1943 3 6257
1943 4 6267
1943 5 6281
1943 6 6324
1943 7 6257
1943 8 6151
1943 9 6167
1943 10 6170
1943 11 6179
1943 12 6271
1944 1 6162
1944 2 6129
1944 3 6113
1944 4 6112
1944 5 6121
1944 6 6147
1944 7 6190
1944 8 6204
1944 9 6216
1944 10 6223
1944 11 6263
1944 12 6375
1945 1 6254
1945 2 6239
1945 3 6216
1945 4 6185
1945 5 6159
1945 6 6181
1945 7 6185
1945 8 6135
1945 9 5942
1945 10 5854
1945 11 5830
1945 12 5811
1946 1 5785
1946 2 5778
1946 3 5758
1946 4 5761
1946 5 5732
1946 6 5680
1946 7 5682
1946 8 5681
1946 9 5669
1946 10 5664
1946 11 5639
1946 12 5628
1947 1 5619
1947 2 5606
1947 3 5588
1947 4 5558

All Employees in Government, Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted, USA (1939 - Oct 2024)

This dataset provides the total number of employees in the government sector across the United States, measured in thousands and seasonally adjusted, from 1939 to October 2024. It highlights employment trends in federal, state, and local government roles, reflecting shifts in public sector workforce dynamics over time. Useful for analyzing changes in public employment and their relationship to policy and economic cycles.
Publisher
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Origin
United States
Records
1030
Source