The Teacher Gap
Public K–12 education employment has collapsed: Local public education employment and employment needed to keep up with enrollment, 2003–2021
Date | Local public education employment | Local public education employment needed to keep up with student enrollment | Local public education employment at 2008 levels |
---|---|---|---|
Jan-03 | 7697.4 | ||
Feb-03 | 7697.4 | ||
Mar-03 | 7691.2 | ||
Apr-03 | 7698.5 | ||
May-03 | 7695 | ||
Jun-03 | 7731.5 | ||
Jul-03 | 7779.1 | ||
Aug-03 | 7725.2 | ||
Sep-03 | 7667.5 | ||
Oct-03 | 7716.5 | ||
Nov-03 | 7702.5 | ||
Dec-03 | 7703.1 | ||
Jan-04 | 7712 | ||
Feb-04 | 7719.9 | ||
Mar-04 | 7748.3 | ||
Apr-04 | 7753.8 | ||
May-04 | 7776.7 | ||
Jun-04 | 7760.7 | ||
Jul-04 | 7757.5 | ||
Aug-04 | 7766.9 | ||
Sep-04 | 7774.3 | ||
Oct-04 | 7782.8 | ||
Nov-04 | 7797.5 | ||
Dec-04 | 7803.2 | ||
Jan-05 | 7821.9 | ||
Feb-05 | 7831.1 | ||
Mar-05 | 7820.9 | ||
Apr-05 | 7829.4 | ||
May-05 | 7840.2 | ||
Jun-05 | 7818.8 | ||
Jul-05 | 7904.7 | ||
Aug-05 | 7907.3 | ||
Sep-05 | 7878.7 | ||
Oct-05 | 7864.6 | ||
Nov-05 | 7875.6 | ||
Dec-05 | 7883 | ||
Jan-06 | 7882.2 | ||
Feb-06 | 7886.9 | ||
Mar-06 | 7890.6 | ||
Apr-06 | 7896.1 | ||
May-06 | 7883.9 | ||
Jun-06 | 7867.8 | ||
Jul-06 | 7899.9 | ||
Aug-06 | 7935.2 | ||
Sep-06 | 7972.6 | ||
Oct-06 | 7950.2 | ||
Nov-06 | 7954.5 | ||
Dec-06 | 7956.8 | ||
Jan-07 | 7959.8 | ||
Feb-07 | 7953.3 | ||
Mar-07 | 7956.3 | ||
Apr-07 | 7965.4 | ||
May-07 | 7974.3 | ||
Jun-07 | 7964.6 | ||
Jul-07 | 7945.7 | ||
Aug-07 | 7991.8 | ||
Sep-07 | 8008.6 | ||
Oct-07 | 8023 | ||
Nov-07 | 8034.4 | ||
Dec-07 | 8054.7 | ||
Jan-08 | 8053.5 | ||
Feb-08 | 8064.7 | ||
Mar-08 | 8067.9 | ||
Apr-08 | 8062 | ||
May-08 | 8078.1 | ||
Jun-08 | 8086.2 | ||
Jul-08 | 8119.4 | ||
Aug-08 | 8091.9 | ||
Sep-08 | 8085.3 | 8085 | 8085 |
Oct-08 | 8089.8 | 8087 | 8085 |
Nov-08 | 8082.8 | 8088 | 8085 |
Dec-08 | 8083.6 | 8090 | 8085 |
Jan-09 | 8084 | 8091 | 8085 |
Feb-09 | 8096.7 | 8092 | 8085 |
Mar-09 | 8093.7 | 8094 | 8085 |
Apr-09 | 8091.6 | 8095 | 8085 |
May-09 | 8088.2 | 8097 | 8085 |
Jun-09 | 8108.4 | 8098 | 8085 |
Jul-09 | 8066.7 | 8100 | 8085 |
Aug-09 | 8061.9 | 8101 | 8085 |
Sep-09 | 8012.3 | 8103 | 8085 |
Oct-09 | 8073.7 | 8104 | 8085 |
Nov-09 | 8099.1 | 8105 | 8085 |
Dec-09 | 8071.6 | 8107 | 8085 |
Jan-10 | 8068.5 | 8108 | 8085 |
Feb-10 | 8057 | 8110 | 8085 |
Mar-10 | 8058 | 8111 | 8085 |
Apr-10 | 8056.3 | 8113 | 8085 |
May-10 | 8062.4 | 8114 | 8085 |
Jun-10 | 8048.6 | 8116 | 8085 |
Jul-10 | 8026.3 | 8117 | 8085 |
Aug-10 | 7997.1 | 8118 | 8085 |
Sep-10 | 7919.2 | 8120 | 8085 |
Oct-10 | 7963.7 | 8121 | 8085 |
Nov-10 | 7961.5 | 8123 | 8085 |
Dec-10 | 7953.5 | 8124 | 8085 |
Jan-11 | 7943.6 | 8126 | 8085 |
Feb-11 | 7929.6 | 8127 | 8085 |
Mar-11 | 7924.9 | 8129 | 8085 |
Apr-11 | 7936.7 | 8130 | 8085 |
May-11 | 7898.7 | 8131 | 8085 |
Jun-11 | 7960.5 | 8133 | 8085 |
Jul-11 | 7862 | 8134 | 8085 |
Aug-11 | 7821.2 | 8136 | 8085 |
Sep-11 | 7798 | 8137 | 8085 |
Oct-11 | 7827.9 | 8139 | 8085 |
Nov-11 | 7814.7 | 8140 | 8085 |
Dec-11 | 7804.2 | 8142 | 8085 |
Jan-12 | 7797.4 | 8143 | 8085 |
Feb-12 | 7799.8 | 8144 | 8085 |
Mar-12 | 7794.5 | 8146 | 8085 |
Apr-12 | 7785.7 | 8147 | 8085 |
May-12 | 7774 | 8149 | 8085 |
Jun-12 | 7778.2 | 8150 | 8085 |
Jul-12 | 7771.8 | 8152 | 8085 |
Aug-12 | 7770.8 | 8153 | 8085 |
Sep-12 | 7768.8 | 8155 | 8085 |
Oct-12 | 7759.3 | 8156 | 8085 |
Nov-12 | 7755.3 | 8158 | 8085 |
Dec-12 | 7771.2 | 8159 | 8085 |
Jan-13 | 7769.8 | 8160 | 8085 |
Feb-13 | 7770.3 | 8162 | 8085 |
Mar-13 | 7774.6 | 8163 | 8085 |
Apr-13 | 7769 | 8165 | 8085 |
May-13 | 7781.2 | 8166 | 8085 |
Jun-13 | 7757.8 | 8168 | 8085 |
Jul-13 | 7765.4 | 8169 | 8085 |
Aug-13 | 7774.4 | 8171 | 8085 |
Sep-13 | 7773.2 | 8172 | 8085 |
Oct-13 | 7776.1 | 8174 | 8085 |
Nov-13 | 7778.6 | 8175 | 8085 |
Dec-13 | 7760.7 | 8176 | 8085 |
Jan-14 | 7762.4 | 8178 | 8085 |
Feb-14 | 7767.7 | 8179 | 8085 |
Mar-14 | 7778 | 8181 | 8085 |
Apr-14 | 7798.8 | 8182 | 8085 |
May-14 | 7767.2 | 8184 | 8085 |
Jun-14 | 7815.9 | 8185 | 8085 |
Jul-14 | 7847.6 | 8187 | 8085 |
Aug-14 | 7812.2 | 8188 | 8085 |
Sep-14 | 7837.6 | 8190 | 8085 |
Oct-14 | 7845 | 8191 | 8085 |
Nov-14 | 7844.7 | 8192 | 8085 |
Dec-14 | 7849 | 8194 | 8085 |
Jan-15 | 7854.1 | 8195 | 8085 |
Feb-15 | 7864.3 | 8197 | 8085 |
Mar-15 | 7852.6 | 8198 | 8085 |
Apr-15 | 7863.4 | 8200 | 8085 |
May-15 | 7870.2 | 8201 | 8085 |
Jun-15 | 7872.8 | 8203 | 8085 |
Jul-15 | 7896.4 | 8204 | 8085 |
Aug-15 | 7892.5 | 8206 | 8085 |
Sep-15 | 7849.4 | 8207 | 8085 |
Oct-15 | 7867.5 | 8208 | 8085 |
Nov-15 | 7875.9 | 8210 | 8085 |
Dec-15 | 7875.4 | 8211 | 8085 |
Jan-16 | 7878.7 | 8213 | 8085 |
Feb-16 | 7886.3 | 8214 | 8085 |
Mar-16 | 7904.5 | 8216 | 8085 |
Apr-16 | 7903.6 | 8217 | 8085 |
May-16 | 7913.6 | 8219 | 8085 |
Jun-16 | 7867.8 | 8220 | 8085 |
Jul-16 | 7962.4 | 8222 | 8085 |
Aug-16 | 7942.7 | 8223 | 8085 |
Sep-16 | 7938.5 | 8225 | 8085 |
Oct-16 | 7919.1 | 8226 | 8085 |
Nov-16 | 7899.8 | 8227 | 8085 |
Dec-16 | 7910.5 | 8229 | 8085 |
Jan-17 | 7912.5 | 8230 | 8085 |
Feb-17 | 7910.4 | 8232 | 8085 |
Mar-17 | 7918 | 8233 | 8085 |
Apr-17 | 7921.2 | 8235 | 8085 |
May-17 | 7919.2 | 8236 | 8085 |
Jun-17 | 7908.7 | 8238 | 8085 |
Jul-17 | 7914.5 | 8239 | 8085 |
Aug-17 | 7933.5 | 8241 | 8085 |
Sep-17 | 7949.1 | 8242 | 8085 |
Oct-17 | 7942.9 | 8243 | 8085 |
Nov-17 | 7946.6 | 8244 | 8085 |
Dec-17 | 7945.2 | 8245 | 8085 |
Jan-18 | 7919.7 | 8247 | 8085 |
Feb-18 | 7951.2 | 8248 | 8085 |
Mar-18 | 7949.8 | 8250 | 8085 |
Apr-18 | 7951.2 | 8251 | 8085 |
May-18 | 7955.7 | 8253 | 8085 |
Jun-18 | 7966.6 | 8254 | 8085 |
Jul-18 | 7971.5 | 8256 | 8085 |
Aug-18 | 7975.6 | 8257 | 8085 |
Sep-18 | 7968 | 8259 | 8085 |
Oct-18 | 7970.4 | 8260 | 8085 |
Nov-18 | 7965.1 | 8262 | 8085 |
Dec-18 | 7978.9 | 8263 | 8085 |
Jan-19 | 7989.8 | 8264 | 8085 |
Feb-19 | 7965.3 | 8266 | 8085 |
Mar-19 | 7981.2 | 8267 | 8085 |
Apr-19 | 7997.8 | 8269 | 8085 |
May-19 | 7989.4 | 8270 | 8085 |
Jun-19 | 7977.4 | 8272 | 8085 |
Jul-19 | 7997.3 | 8273 | 8085 |
Aug-19 | 8004.4 | 8275 | 8085 |
Sep-19 | 8016.2 | 8276 | 8085 |
Oct-19 | 8015.4 | 8278 | 8085 |
Nov-19 | 8020.1 | 8279 | 8085 |
Dec-19 | 8016.9 | 8281 | 8085 |
Jan-20 | 8024.5 | 8282 | 8085 |
Feb-20 | 8029.6 | 8283 | 8085 |
Mar-20 | 8009.3 | 8285 | 8085 |
Apr-20 | 7571.9 | 8286 | 8085 |
May-20 | 7280.4 | 8288 | 8085 |
Jun-20 | 7335.7 | 8289 | 8085 |
Jul-20 | 7492.3 | 8291 | 8085 |
Aug-20 | 7672 | 8292 | 8085 |
Sep-20 | 7443.5 | 8294 | 8085 |
Oct-20 | 7341.4 | 8295 | 8085 |
Nov-20 | 7334.8 | 8297 | 8085 |
Dec-20 | 7326.4 | 8298 | 8085 |
Jan-21 | 7394.7 | 8300 | 8085 |
Feb-21 | 7359.7 | 8301 | 8085 |
Mar-21 | 7389 | 8302 | 8085 |
Apr-21 | 7411.2 | 8304 | 8085 |
May-21 | 7457 | 8305 | 8085 |
Jun-21 | 7590.8 | 8307 | 8085 |
Jul-21 | 7848.1 | 8308 | 8085 |
Aug-21 | 7863.6 | 8310 | 8085 |
Sep-21 | 7705.1 | 8311 | 8085 |
Oct-21 | 7656.3 | 8312 | 8085 |
Nov-21 | 7643.7 | 8314 | 8085 |
Source: EPI analysis of data from the Current Employment Statistics public data series and U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics.
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