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
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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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