Chart 9. Employment in government, seasonally adjusted, January 2010–December 2020 (in thousands)
Date Employment

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

21,960

Feb 2015

21,978

Mar 2015

21,970

Apr 2015

22,005

May 2015

22,012

Jun 2015

22,015

Jul 2015

22,050

Aug 2015

22,060

Sep 2015

22,040

Oct 2015

22,056

Nov 2015

22,081

Dec 2015

22,097

Jan 2016

22,114

Feb 2016

22,138

Mar 2016

22,178

Apr 2016

22,184

May 2016

22,199

Jun 2016

22,180

Jul 2016

22,289

Aug 2016

22,284

Sep 2016

22,323

Oct 2016

22,295

Nov 2016

22,277

Dec 2016

22,304

Jan 2017

22,308

Feb 2017

22,320

Mar 2017

22,325

Apr 2017

22,338

May 2017

22,334

Jun 2017

22,343

Jul 2017

22,363

Aug 2017

22,371

Sep 2017

22,386

Oct 2017

22,374

Nov 2017

22,389

Dec 2017

22,395

Jan 2018

22,364

Feb 2018

22,397

Mar 2018

22,403

Apr 2018

22,420

May 2018

22,432

Jun 2018

22,457

Jul 2018

22,464

Aug 2018

22,485

Sep 2018

22,494

Oct 2018

22,494

Nov 2018

22,477

Dec 2018

22,516

Jan 2019

22,517

Feb 2019

22,497

Mar 2019

22,524

Apr 2019

22,563

May 2019

22,556

Jun 2019

22,562

Jul 2019

22,607

Aug 2019

22,663

Sep 2019

22,690

Oct 2019

22,692

Nov 2019

22,716

Dec 2019

22,729

Jan 2020

22,789

Feb 2020

22,835

Mar 2020

22,774

Apr 2020

21,826

May 2020

21,314

Jun 2020

21,353

Jul 2020

21,556

Aug 2020

22,073

Sep 2020

21,857

Oct 2020

21,583

Nov 2020

21,488

Dec 2020

21,456

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey.