Figure 11. Employment in government, seasonally adjusted, January 2007–December 2018 (in thousands)
Period Employment

Jan 2007

22,095

Feb 2007

22,131

Mar 2007

22,149

Apr 2007

22,175

May 2007

22,193

Jun 2007

22,207

Jul 2007

22,171

Aug 2007

22,226

Sep 2007

22,279

Oct 2007

22,297

Nov 2007

22,334

Dec 2007

22,376

Jan 2008

22,388

Feb 2008

22,417

Mar 2008

22,443

Apr 2008

22,450

May 2008

22,483

Jun 2008

22,517

Jul 2008

22,568

Aug 2008

22,567

Sep 2008

22,537

Oct 2008

22,549

Nov 2008

22,560

Dec 2008

22,556

Jan 2009

22,579

Feb 2009

22,576

Mar 2009

22,560

Apr 2009

22,677

May 2009

22,617

Jun 2009

22,576

Jul 2009

22,521

Aug 2009

22,537

Sep 2009

22,451

Oct 2009

22,524

Nov 2009

22,533

Dec 2009

22,482

Jan 2010

22,491

Feb 2010

22,476

Mar 2010

22,518

Apr 2010

22,569

May 2010

22,996

Jun 2010

22,740

Jul 2010

22,569

Aug 2010

22,420

Sep 2010

22,247

Oct 2010

22,297

Nov 2010

22,287

Dec 2010

22,266

Jan 2011

22,258

Feb 2011

22,215

Mar 2011

22,192

Apr 2011

22,184

May 2011

22,129

Jun 2011

22,164

Jul 2011

22,049

Aug 2011

22,017

Sep 2011

21,983

Oct 2011

21,998

Nov 2011

21,971

Dec 2011

21,954

Jan 2012

21,946

Feb 2012

21,947

Mar 2012

21,943

Apr 2012

21,931

May 2012

21,911

Jun 2012

21,930

Jul 2012

21,913

Aug 2012

21,916

Sep 2012

21,925

Oct 2012

21,903

Nov 2012

21,883

Dec 2012

21,887

Jan 2013

21,869

Feb 2013

21,881

Mar 2013

21,870

Apr 2013

21,869

May 2013

21,864

Jun 2013

21,840

Jul 2013

21,815

Aug 2013

21,831

Sep 2013

21,835

Oct 2013

21,830

Nov 2013

21,843

Dec 2013

21,820

Jan 2014

21,814

Feb 2014

21,825

Mar 2014

21,833

Apr 2014

21,853

May 2014

21,832

Jun 2014

21,895

Jul 2014

21,901

Aug 2014

21,855

Sep 2014

21,897

Oct 2014

21,917

Nov 2014

21,932

Dec 2014

21,947

Jan 2015

21,959

Feb 2015

21,980

Mar 2015

21,970

Apr 2015

22,008

May 2015

22,013

Jun 2015

22,011

Jul 2015

22,052

Aug 2015

22,061

Sep 2015

22,042

Oct 2015

22,056

Nov 2015

22,077

Dec 2015

22,102

Jan 2016

22,119

Feb 2016

22,145

Mar 2016

22,183

Apr 2016

22,189

May 2016

22,196

Jun 2016

22,203

Jul 2016

22,298

Aug 2016

22,271

Sep 2016

22,296

Oct 2016

22,294

Nov 2016

22,280

Dec 2016

22,304

Jan 2017

22,310

Feb 2017

22,320

Mar 2017

22,329

Apr 2017

22,332

May 2017

22,333

Jun 2017

22,356

Jul 2017

22,368

Aug 2017

22,361

Sep 2017

22,363

Oct 2017

22,374

Nov 2017

22,382

Dec 2017

22,389

Jan 2018

22,374

Feb 2018

22,400

Mar 2018

22,409

Apr 2018

22,421

May 2018

22,427

Jun 2018

22,453

Jul 2018

22,458

Aug 2018

22,494

Sep 2018

22,494

Oct 2018

22,486

Nov 2018

22,482

Dec 2018

22,485

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.