Chart 3. Employment in government, seasonally adjusted, January 2013–December 2023
Month and year Employment

Jan 2013

21,869,000

Feb 2013

21,881,000

Mar 2013

21,870,000

Apr 2013

21,869,000

May 2013

21,864,000

Jun 2013

21,840,000

Jul 2013

21,815,000

Aug 2013

21,831,000

Sep 2013

21,835,000

Oct 2013

21,830,000

Nov 2013

21,843,000

Dec 2013

21,820,000

Jan 2014

21,814,000

Feb 2014

21,825,000

Mar 2014

21,833,000

Apr 2014

21,853,000

May 2014

21,832,000

Jun 2014

21,895,000

Jul 2014

21,901,000

Aug 2014

21,855,000

Sep 2014

21,897,000

Oct 2014

21,917,000

Nov 2014

21,932,000

Dec 2014

21,947,000

Jan 2015

21,960,000

Feb 2015

21,978,000

Mar 2015

21,970,000

Apr 2015

22,005,000

May 2015

22,012,000

Jun 2015

22,015,000

Jul 2015

22,050,000

Aug 2015

22,060,000

Sep 2015

22,040,000

Oct 2015

22,056,000

Nov 2015

22,081,000

Dec 2015

22,097,000

Jan 2016

22,114,000

Feb 2016

22,138,000

Mar 2016

22,178,000

Apr 2016

22,184,000

May 2016

22,199,000

Jun 2016

22,180,000

Jul 2016

22,289,000

Aug 2016

22,284,000

Sep 2016

22,323,000

Oct 2016

22,295,000

Nov 2016

22,277,000

Dec 2016

22,304,000

Jan 2017

22,316,000

Feb 2017

22,326,000

Mar 2017

22,329,000

Apr 2017

22,335,000

May 2017

22,347,000

Jun 2017

22,360,000

Jul 2017

22,374,000

Aug 2017

22,310,000

Sep 2017

22,333,000

Oct 2017

22,361,000

Nov 2017

22,379,000

Dec 2017

22,384,000

Jan 2018

22,374,000

Feb 2018

22,419,000

Mar 2018

22,427,000

Apr 2018

22,444,000

May 2018

22,449,000

Jun 2018

22,482,000

Jul 2018

22,436,000

Aug 2018

22,468,000

Sep 2018

22,474,000

Oct 2018

22,479,000

Nov 2018

22,473,000

Dec 2018

22,511,000

Jan 2019

22,508,000

Feb 2019

22,525,000

Mar 2019

22,569,000

Apr 2019

22,619,000

May 2019

22,562,000

Jun 2019

22,604,000

Jul 2019

22,572,000

Aug 2019

22,625,000

Sep 2019

22,653,000

Oct 2019

22,670,000

Nov 2019

22,709,000

Dec 2019

22,726,000

Jan 2020

22,787,000

Feb 2020

22,867,000

Mar 2020

22,832,000

Apr 2020

21,915,000

May 2020

21,395,000

Jun 2020

21,428,000

Jul 2020

21,537,000

Aug 2020

21,987,000

Sep 2020

21,935,000

Oct 2020

21,764,000

Nov 2020

21,683,000

Dec 2020

21,676,000

Jan 2021

21,788,000

Feb 2021

21,777,000

Mar 2021

21,861,000

Apr 2021

21,913,000

May 2021

21,917,000

Jun 2021

22,018,000

Jul 2021

22,077,000

Aug 2021

22,091,000

Sep 2021

22,075,000

Oct 2021

22,036,000

Nov 2021

22,041,000

Dec 2021

22,068,000

Jan 2022

22,056,000

Feb 2022

22,053,000

Mar 2022

22,052,000

Apr 2022

22,085,000

May 2022

22,113,000

Jun 2022

22,115,000

Jul 2022

22,265,000

Aug 2022

22,264,000

Sep 2022

22,271,000

Oct 2022

22,301,000

Nov 2022

22,364,000

Dec 2022

22,367,000

Jan 2023

22,490,000

Feb 2023

22,551,000

Mar 2023

22,606,000

Apr 2023

22,653,000

May 2023

22,702,000

Jun 2023

22,757,000

Jul 2023

22,793,000

Aug 2023

22,853,000

Sep 2023

22,903,000

Oct 2023

22,970,000

Nov 2023

23,000,000

Dec 2023

23,076,000

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.