April's state and local government job losses were larger than the entirety of cuts in the Great Recession: State and local government employment (in thousands), December 2007–April 2020
| State and local actual | |
|---|---|
| 2007-12-01 | 19620 |
| 2008-01-01 | 19650 |
| 2008-02-01 | 19670 |
| 2008-03-01 | 19691 |
| 2008-04-01 | 19695 |
| 2008-05-01 | 19726 |
| 2008-06-01 | 19758 |
| 2008-07-01 | 19801 |
| 2008-08-01 | 19801 |
| 2008-09-01 | 19769 |
| 2008-10-01 | 19777 |
| 2008-11-01 | 19782 |
| 2008-12-01 | 19781 |
| 2009-01-01 | 19793 |
| 2009-02-01 | 19781 |
| 2009-03-01 | 19763 |
| 2009-04-01 | 19755 |
| 2009-05-01 | 19757 |
| 2009-06-01 | 19762 |
| 2009-07-01 | 19695 |
| 2009-08-01 | 19712 |
| 2009-09-01 | 19625 |
| 2009-10-01 | 19681 |
| 2009-11-01 | 19691 |
| 2009-12-01 | 19651 |
| 2010-01-01 | 19631 |
| 2010-02-01 | 19604 |
| 2010-03-01 | 19595 |
| 2010-04-01 | 19585 |
| 2010-05-01 | 19580 |
| 2010-06-01 | 19547 |
| 2010-07-01 | 19518 |
| 2010-08-01 | 19475 |
| 2010-09-01 | 19378 |
| 2010-10-01 | 19431 |
| 2010-11-01 | 19421 |
| 2010-12-01 | 19396 |
| 2011-01-01 | 19384 |
| 2011-02-01 | 19339 |
| 2011-03-01 | 19315 |
| 2011-04-01 | 19314 |
| 2011-05-01 | 19258 |
| 2011-06-01 | 19304 |
| 2011-07-01 | 19187 |
| 2011-08-01 | 19167 |
| 2011-09-01 | 19137 |
| 2011-10-01 | 19148 |
| 2011-11-01 | 19129 |
| 2011-12-01 | 19118 |
| 2012-01-01 | 19113 |
| 2012-02-01 | 19119 |
| 2012-03-01 | 19115 |
| 2012-04-01 | 19105 |
| 2012-05-01 | 19088 |
| 2012-06-01 | 19106 |
| 2012-07-01 | 19098 |
| 2012-08-01 | 19096 |
| 2012-09-01 | 19103 |
| 2012-10-01 | 19079 |
| 2012-11-01 | 19074 |
| 2012-12-01 | 19081 |
| 2013-01-01 | 19063 |
| 2013-02-01 | 19075 |
| 2013-03-01 | 19076 |
| 2013-04-01 | 19075 |
| 2013-05-01 | 19089 |
| 2013-06-01 | 19069 |
| 2013-07-01 | 19054 |
| 2013-08-01 | 19077 |
| 2013-09-01 | 19082 |
| 2013-10-01 | 19091 |
| 2013-11-01 | 19097 |
| 2013-12-01 | 19079 |
| 2014-01-01 | 19078 |
| 2014-02-01 | 19094 |
| 2014-03-01 | 19105 |
| 2014-04-01 | 19125 |
| 2014-05-01 | 19104 |
| 2014-06-01 | 19166 |
| 2014-07-01 | 19170 |
| 2014-08-01 | 19120 |
| 2014-09-01 | 19162 |
| 2014-10-01 | 19182 |
| 2014-11-01 | 19192 |
| 2014-12-01 | 19204 |
| 2015-01-01 | 19215 |
| 2015-02-01 | 19231 |
| 2015-03-01 | 19222 |
| 2015-04-01 | 19242 |
| 2015-05-01 | 19259 |
| 2015-06-01 | 19261 |
| 2015-07-01 | 19294 |
| 2015-08-01 | 19300 |
| 2015-09-01 | 19281 |
| 2015-10-01 | 19297 |
| 2015-11-01 | 19315 |
| 2015-12-01 | 19321 |
| 2016-01-01 | 19346 |
| 2016-02-01 | 19366 |
| 2016-03-01 | 19397 |
| 2016-04-01 | 19401 |
| 2016-05-01 | 19405 |
| 2016-06-01 | 19387 |
| 2016-07-01 | 19486 |
| 2016-08-01 | 19465 |
| 2016-09-01 | 19496 |
| 2016-10-01 | 19488 |
| 2016-11-01 | 19491 |
| 2016-12-01 | 19491 |
| 2017-01-01 | 19487 |
| 2017-02-01 | 19506 |
| 2017-03-01 | 19514 |
| 2017-04-01 | 19530 |
| 2017-05-01 | 19524 |
| 2017-06-01 | 19540 |
| 2017-07-01 | 19554 |
| 2017-08-01 | 19555 |
| 2017-09-01 | 19564 |
| 2017-10-01 | 19566 |
| 2017-11-01 | 19601 |
| 2017-12-01 | 19587 |
| 2018-01-01 | 19554 |
| 2018-02-01 | 19613 |
| 2018-03-01 | 19611 |
| 2018-04-01 | 19619 |
| 2018-05-01 | 19639 |
| 2018-06-01 | 19663 |
| 2018-07-01 | 19664 |
| 2018-08-01 | 19689 |
| 2018-09-01 | 19685 |
| 2018-10-01 | 19680 |
| 2018-11-01 | 19675 |
| 2018-12-01 | 19686 |
| 2019-01-01 | 19695 |
| 2019-02-01 | 19699 |
| 2019-03-01 | 19713 |
| 2019-04-01 | 19730 |
| 2019-05-01 | 19725 |
| 2019-06-01 | 19724 |
| 2019-07-01 | 19756 |
| 2019-08-01 | 19780 |
| 2019-09-01 | 19793 |
| 2019-10-01 | 19801 |
| 2019-11-01 | 19809 |
| 2019-12-01 | 19832 |
| 2020-01-01 | 19859 |
| 2020-02-01 | 19878 |
| 2020-03-01 | 19831 |
| 2020-04-01 | 18850 |
Note: Shaded area denotes recession.
Source: Current Employment Statistics data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.