Jobs gap
Public-sector jobs gap: Government employment and the number of jobs needed to keep up with the growth in population, 2000–2016
Date | Public-sector employment | Public gap | December 2007 level |
---|---|---|---|
Jan-2000 | 20.571 | ||
Feb-2000 | 20.599 | ||
Mar-2000 | 20.733 | ||
Apr-2000 | 20.802 | ||
May-2000 | 21.147 | ||
Jun-2000 | 20.887 | ||
Jul-2000 | 20.867 | ||
Aug-2000 | 20.837 | ||
Sep-2000 | 20.735 | ||
Oct-2000 | 20.743 | ||
Nov-2000 | 20.76 | ||
Dec-2000 | 20.804 | ||
Jan-2001 | 20.835 | ||
Feb-2001 | 20.906 | ||
Mar-2001 | 20.945 | ||
Apr-2001 | 20.992 | ||
May-2001 | 21.029 | ||
Jun-2001 | 21.137 | ||
Jul-2001 | 21.185 | ||
Aug-2001 | 21.218 | ||
Sep-2001 | 21.242 | ||
Oct-2001 | 21.275 | ||
Nov-2001 | 21.326 | ||
Dec-2001 | 21.355 | ||
Jan-2002 | 21.377 | ||
Feb-2002 | 21.39 | ||
Mar-2002 | 21.431 | ||
Apr-2002 | 21.443 | ||
May-2002 | 21.514 | ||
Jun-2002 | 21.549 | ||
Jul-2002 | 21.544 | ||
Aug-2002 | 21.589 | ||
Sep-2002 | 21.546 | ||
Oct-2002 | 21.559 | ||
Nov-2002 | 21.581 | ||
Dec-2002 | 21.588 | ||
Jan-2003 | 21.626 | ||
Feb-2003 | 21.624 | ||
Mar-2003 | 21.61 | ||
Apr-2003 | 21.595 | ||
May-2003 | 21.567 | ||
Jun-2003 | 21.606 | ||
Jul-2003 | 21.633 | ||
Aug-2003 | 21.556 | ||
Sep-2003 | 21.504 | ||
Oct-2003 | 21.558 | ||
Nov-2003 | 21.535 | ||
Dec-2003 | 21.546 | ||
Jan-2004 | 21.538 | ||
Feb-2004 | 21.55 | ||
Mar-2004 | 21.588 | ||
Apr-2004 | 21.614 | ||
May-2004 | 21.614 | ||
Jun-2004 | 21.601 | ||
Jul-2004 | 21.606 | ||
Aug-2004 | 21.626 | ||
Sep-2004 | 21.635 | ||
Oct-2004 | 21.656 | ||
Nov-2004 | 21.692 | ||
Dec-2004 | 21.693 | ||
Jan-2005 | 21.735 | ||
Feb-2005 | 21.744 | ||
Mar-2005 | 21.74 | ||
Apr-2005 | 21.754 | ||
May-2005 | 21.781 | ||
Jun-2005 | 21.763 | ||
Jul-2005 | 21.857 | ||
Aug-2005 | 21.863 | ||
Sep-2005 | 21.845 | ||
Oct-2005 | 21.829 | ||
Nov-2005 | 21.859 | ||
Dec-2005 | 21.879 | ||
Jan-2006 | 21.847 | ||
Feb-2006 | 21.878 | ||
Mar-2006 | 21.903 | ||
Apr-2006 | 21.919 | ||
May-2006 | 21.926 | ||
Jun-2006 | 21.922 | ||
Jul-2006 | 21.973 | ||
Aug-2006 | 22.011 | ||
Sep-2006 | 22.082 | ||
Oct-2006 | 22.068 | ||
Nov-2006 | 22.083 | ||
Dec-2006 | 22.088 | ||
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 | 22.3760 | 22.376 |
Jan-2008 | 22.388 | 22.3922 | 22.376 |
Feb-2008 | 22.417 | 22.4073 | 22.376 |
Mar-2008 | 22.443 | 22.4217 | 22.376 |
Apr-2008 | 22.45 | 22.4372 | 22.376 |
May-2008 | 22.483 | 22.4524 | 22.376 |
Jun-2008 | 22.517 | 22.4696 | 22.376 |
Jul-2008 | 22.568 | 22.4875 | 22.376 |
Aug-2008 | 22.567 | 22.5057 | 22.376 |
Sep-2008 | 22.537 | 22.5252 | 22.376 |
Oct-2008 | 22.549 | 22.5433 | 22.376 |
Nov-2008 | 22.56 | 22.5604 | 22.376 |
Dec-2008 | 22.556 | 22.5765 | 22.376 |
Jan-2009 | 22.579 | 22.5915 | 22.376 |
Feb-2009 | 22.576 | 22.6058 | 22.376 |
Mar-2009 | 22.56 | 22.6195 | 22.376 |
Apr-2009 | 22.677 | 22.6342 | 22.376 |
May-2009 | 22.617 | 22.6488 | 22.376 |
Jun-2009 | 22.576 | 22.6651 | 22.376 |
Jul-2009 | 22.521 | 22.6823 | 22.376 |
Aug-2009 | 22.537 | 22.7005 | 22.376 |
Sep-2009 | 22.451 | 22.7197 | 22.376 |
Oct-2009 | 22.524 | 22.7377 | 22.376 |
Nov-2009 | 22.533 | 22.7546 | 22.376 |
Dec-2009 | 22.482 | 22.7704 | 22.376 |
Jan-2010 | 22.491 | 22.7852 | 22.376 |
Feb-2010 | 22.476 | 22.7995 | 22.376 |
Mar-2010 | 22.518 | 22.8131 | 22.376 |
Apr-2010 | 22.569 | 22.8116 | 22.376 |
May-2010 | 22.996 | 22.8252 | 22.376 |
Jun-2010 | 22.74 | 22.8390 | 22.376 |
Jul-2010 | 22.569 | 22.8540 | 22.376 |
Aug-2010 | 22.42 | 22.8704 | 22.376 |
Sep-2010 | 22.247 | 22.8873 | 22.376 |
Oct-2010 | 22.297 | 22.9045 | 22.376 |
Nov-2010 | 22.287 | 22.9197 | 22.376 |
Dec-2010 | 22.266 | 22.9341 | 22.376 |
Jan-2011 | 22.264 | 22.9481 | 22.376 |
Feb-2011 | 22.213 | 22.9600 | 22.376 |
Mar-2011 | 22.194 | 22.9720 | 22.376 |
Apr-2011 | 22.185 | 22.9853 | 22.376 |
May-2011 | 22.128 | 22.9986 | 22.376 |
Jun-2011 | 22.127 | 23.0129 | 22.376 |
Jul-2011 | 22.054 | 23.0289 | 22.376 |
Aug-2011 | 22.045 | 23.0448 | 22.376 |
Sep-2011 | 21.981 | 23.0618 | 22.376 |
Oct-2011 | 21.998 | 23.0782 | 22.376 |
Nov-2011 | 21.97 | 23.0925 | 22.376 |
Dec-2011 | 21.95 | 23.1063 | 22.376 |
Jan-2012 | 21.949 | 23.1197 | 22.376 |
Feb-2012 | 21.947 | 23.1317 | 22.376 |
Mar-2012 | 21.945 | 23.1441 | 22.376 |
Apr-2012 | 21.922 | 23.1570 | 22.376 |
May-2012 | 21.913 | 23.1696 | 22.376 |
Jun-2012 | 21.892 | 23.1840 | 22.376 |
Jul-2012 | 21.915 | 23.1988 | 22.376 |
Aug-2012 | 21.943 | 23.2153 | 22.376 |
Sep-2012 | 21.923 | 23.2327 | 22.376 |
Oct-2012 | 21.896 | 23.2489 | 22.376 |
Nov-2012 | 21.874 | 23.2644 | 22.376 |
Dec-2012 | 21.892 | 23.2785 | 22.376 |
Jan-2013 | 21.877 | 23.2910 | 22.376 |
Feb-2013 | 21.894 | 23.3015 | 22.376 |
Mar-2013 | 21.87 | 23.3128 | 22.376 |
Apr-2013 | 21.863 | 23.3252 | 22.376 |
May-2013 | 21.857 | 23.3383 | 22.376 |
Jun-2013 | 21.812 | 23.3530 | 22.376 |
Jul-2013 | 21.814 | 23.3677 | 22.376 |
Aug-2013 | 21.857 | 23.3851 | 22.376 |
Sep-2013 | 21.839 | 23.4030 | 22.376 |
Oct-2013 | 21.829 | 23.4200 | 22.376 |
Nov-2013 | 21.843 | 23.4363 | 22.376 |
Dec-2013 | 21.828 | 23.4510 | 22.376 |
Jan-2014 | 21.807 | 23.4656 | 22.376 |
Feb-2014 | 21.817 | 23.4772 | 22.376 |
Mar-2014 | 21.828 | 23.4896 | 22.376 |
Apr-2014 | 21.856 | 23.5030 | 22.376 |
May-2014 | 21.854 | 23.5172 | 22.376 |
Jun-2014 | 21.893 | 23.5330 | 22.376 |
Jul-2014 | 21.881 | 23.5488 | 22.376 |
Aug-2014 | 21.868 | 23.5665 | 22.376 |
Sep-2014 | 21.917 | 23.5845 | 22.376 |
Oct-2014 | 21.927 | 23.6018 | 22.376 |
Nov-2014 | 21.934 | 23.6183 | 22.376 |
Dec-2014 | 21.947 | 23.6331 | 22.376 |
Jan-2015 | 21.954 | 23.6479 | 22.376 |
Feb-2015 | 21.967 | 23.6594 | 22.376 |
Mar-2015 | 21.961 | 23.6718 | 22.376 |
Apr-2015 | 21.971 | 23.6853 | 22.376 |
May-2015 | 21.988 | 23.6995 | 22.376 |
Jun-2015 | 21.990 | 23.7153 | 22.376 |
Jul-2015 | 22.022 | 23.7311 | 22.376 |
Aug-2015 | 22.049 | 23.7488 | 22.376 |
Sep-2015 | 22.036 | 23.7668 | 22.376 |
Oct-2015 | 22.027 | 23.7841 | 22.376 |
Nov-2015 | 22.028 | 23.8006 | 22.376 |
Dec-2015 | 22.040 | 23.8154 | 22.376 |
Jan-2016 | 22.053 | 23.8302 | 22.376 |
Feb-2016 | 22.064 | 23.8418 | 22.376 |
March-2016 | 22.083 | 23.8541 | 22.376 |
April-2016 | 22.08 | 23.8676 | 22.376 |
May-2016 | 22.105 | 23.8818 | 22.376 |
June-2016 | 22.138 | 23.8976 | 22.376 |
July-2016 | 22.169 | 23.9124 | 22.376 |
Aug-2016 | 22.213 | 23.9311 | 22.376 |
Sept-2016 | 22.216 | 23.9491 | 22.376 |
Oct-2016 | 22.235 | 23.9664 | 22.376 |
Nov-2016 | 22.245 | 23.9801 | 22.376 |
Note: The spikes in public-sector employment in 2000 and 2010 are temporary workers hired to conduct the decennial Census.
Source: Public-sector employment is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Employment Statistics public data series. Population data are from FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data), "Total Population: All Ages including Armed Forces Overseas."
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