Figure E
Teacher employment and the number of jobs needed to keep up with enrollment, 2003–2017
| Local public education employment | Jobs needed to keep up with student enrollment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-01-01 | 7.6974 | ||
| 2003-02-01 | 7.6974 | ||
| 2003-03-01 | 7.6912 | ||
| 2003-04-01 | 7.6985 | ||
| 2003-05-01 | 7.6950 | ||
| 2003-06-01 | 7.7315 | ||
| 2003-07-01 | 7.7791 | ||
| 2003-08-01 | 7.7252 | ||
| 2003-09-01 | 7.6675 | ||
| 2003-10-01 | 7.7165 | ||
| 2003-11-01 | 7.7025 | ||
| 2003-12-01 | 7.7031 | ||
| 2004-01-01 | 7.7120 | ||
| 2004-02-01 | 7.7199 | ||
| 2004-03-01 | 7.7483 | ||
| 2004-04-01 | 7.7538 | ||
| 2004-05-01 | 7.7767 | ||
| 2004-06-01 | 7.7607 | ||
| 2004-07-01 | 7.7575 | ||
| 2004-08-01 | 7.7669 | ||
| 2004-09-01 | 7.7743 | ||
| 2004-10-01 | 7.7828 | ||
| 2004-11-01 | 7.7975 | ||
| 2004-12-01 | 7.8032 | ||
| 2005-01-01 | 7.8219 | ||
| 2005-02-01 | 7.8311 | ||
| 2005-03-01 | 7.8209 | ||
| 2005-04-01 | 7.8294 | ||
| 2005-05-01 | 7.8402 | ||
| 2005-06-01 | 7.8188 | ||
| 2005-07-01 | 7.9047 | ||
| 2005-08-01 | 7.9073 | ||
| 2005-09-01 | 7.8787 | ||
| 2005-10-01 | 7.8646 | ||
| 2005-11-01 | 7.8756 | ||
| 2005-12-01 | 7.8830 | ||
| 2006-01-01 | 7.8822 | ||
| 2006-02-01 | 7.8869 | ||
| 2006-03-01 | 7.8906 | ||
| 2006-04-01 | 7.8961 | ||
| 2006-05-01 | 7.8839 | ||
| 2006-06-01 | 7.8678 | ||
| 2006-07-01 | 7.8999 | ||
| 2006-08-01 | 7.9352 | ||
| 2006-09-01 | 7.9726 | ||
| 2006-10-01 | 7.9502 | ||
| 2006-11-01 | 7.9545 | ||
| 2006-12-01 | 7.9568 | ||
| 2007-01-01 | 7.9598 | ||
| 2007-02-01 | 7.9533 | ||
| 2007-03-01 | 7.9563 | ||
| 2007-04-01 | 7.9654 | ||
| 2007-05-01 | 7.9743 | ||
| 2007-06-01 | 7.9646 | ||
| 2007-07-01 | 7.9457 | ||
| 2007-08-01 | 7.9918 | ||
| 2007-09-01 | 8.0086 | ||
| 2007-10-01 | 8.0230 | ||
| 2007-11-01 | 8.0344 | ||
| 2007-12-01 | 8.0547 | ||
| 2008-01-01 | 8.0535 | ||
| 2008-02-01 | 8.0647 | ||
| 2008-03-01 | 8.0679 | ||
| 2008-04-01 | 8.0620 | ||
| 2008-05-01 | 8.0781 | ||
| 2008-06-01 | 8.0862 | ||
| 2008-07-01 | 8.1194 | ||
| 2008-08-01 | 8.0919 | ||
| 2008-09-01 | 8.0853 | 8.0853 | 8.0853 |
| 2008-10-01 | 8.0898 | 8.0873 | 8.0853 |
| 2008-11-01 | 8.0828 | 8.0893 | 8.0853 |
| 2008-12-01 | 8.0836 | 8.0912 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-01-01 | 8.0840 | 8.0932 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-02-01 | 8.0967 | 8.0952 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-03-01 | 8.0937 | 8.0972 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-04-01 | 8.0916 | 8.0991 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-05-01 | 8.0882 | 8.1011 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-06-01 | 8.1084 | 8.1031 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-07-01 | 8.0667 | 8.1051 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-08-01 | 8.0619 | 8.1071 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-09-01 | 8.0123 | 8.1091 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-10-01 | 8.0737 | 8.1110 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-11-01 | 8.0991 | 8.1130 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-12-01 | 8.0716 | 8.1150 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-01-01 | 8.0685 | 8.1170 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-02-01 | 8.0570 | 8.1190 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-03-01 | 8.0580 | 8.1210 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-04-01 | 8.0563 | 8.1229 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-05-01 | 8.0624 | 8.1249 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-06-01 | 8.0486 | 8.1269 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-07-01 | 8.0263 | 8.1289 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-08-01 | 7.9971 | 8.1309 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-09-01 | 7.9192 | 8.1329 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-10-01 | 7.9637 | 8.1349 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-11-01 | 7.9615 | 8.1369 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-12-01 | 7.9535 | 8.1388 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-01-01 | 7.9436 | 8.1408 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-02-01 | 7.9296 | 8.1428 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-03-01 | 7.9249 | 8.1448 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-04-01 | 7.9367 | 8.1468 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-05-01 | 7.8987 | 8.1488 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-06-01 | 7.9605 | 8.1508 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-07-01 | 7.8620 | 8.1528 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-08-01 | 7.8212 | 8.1548 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-09-01 | 7.7980 | 8.1568 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-10-01 | 7.8279 | 8.1588 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-11-01 | 7.8147 | 8.1608 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-12-01 | 7.8042 | 8.1628 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-01-01 | 7.7974 | 8.1648 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-02-01 | 7.7998 | 8.1667 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-03-01 | 7.7945 | 8.1687 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-04-01 | 7.7857 | 8.1707 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-05-01 | 7.7740 | 8.1727 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-06-01 | 7.7782 | 8.1747 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-07-01 | 7.7718 | 8.1767 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-08-01 | 7.7708 | 8.1787 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-09-01 | 7.7688 | 8.1807 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-10-01 | 7.7593 | 8.1827 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-11-01 | 7.7553 | 8.1847 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-12-01 | 7.7712 | 8.1867 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-01-01 | 7.7706 | 8.1887 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-02-01 | 7.7716 | 8.1907 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-03-01 | 7.7752 | 8.1927 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-04-01 | 7.7733 | 8.1947 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-05-01 | 7.7785 | 8.1968 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-06-01 | 7.7560 | 8.1988 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-07-01 | 7.7588 | 8.2008 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-08-01 | 7.7758 | 8.2028 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-09-01 | 7.7806 | 8.2048 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-10-01 | 7.7772 | 8.2068 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-11-01 | 7.7801 | 8.2088 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-12-01 | 7.7605 | 8.2108 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-01-01 | 7.7622 | 8.2128 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-02-01 | 7.7667 | 8.2148 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-03-01 | 7.7752 | 8.2168 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-04-01 | 7.8029 | 8.2188 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-05-01 | 7.7858 | 8.2208 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-06-01 | 7.8150 | 8.2228 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-07-01 | 7.8243 | 8.2249 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-08-01 | 7.8156 | 8.2269 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-09-01 | 7.8474 | 8.2289 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-10-01 | 7.8394 | 8.2309 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-11-01 | 7.8414 | 8.2329 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-12-01 | 7.8474 | 8.2349 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-01-01 | 7.8525 | 8.2369 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-02-01 | 7.8622 | 8.2389 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-03-01 | 7.8486 | 8.2410 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-04-01 | 7.8605 | 8.2430 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-05-01 | 7.8670 | 8.2450 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-06-01 | 7.8706 | 8.2470 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-07-01 | 7.8796 | 8.2490 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-08-01 | 7.8984 | 8.2510 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-09-01 | 7.8651 | 8.2531 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-10-01 | 7.8658 | 8.2551 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-11-01 | 7.8694 | 8.2571 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-12-01 | 7.8752 | 8.2591 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-01-01 | 7.8829 | 8.2611 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-02-01 | 7.8867 | 8.2631 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-03-01 | 7.9006 | 8.2652 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-04-01 | 7.9044 | 8.2672 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-05-01 | 7.9139 | 8.2692 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-06-01 | 7.9171 | 8.2712 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-07-01 | 7.9422 | 8.2733 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-08-01 | 7.9614 | 8.2753 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-09-01 | 7.9676 | 8.2773 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-10-01 | 7.9529 | 8.2793 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-11-01 | 7.9336 | 8.2813 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-12-01 | 7.9446 | 8.2834 | 8.0853 |
| 2017-01-01 | 7.9515 | 8.2854 | 8.0853 |
| 2017-02-01 | 7.9564 | 8.2874 | 8.0853 |
Source: EPI analysis of Current Employment Statistics public data series and U.S. Department of Education (2016)
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