The Teacher Gap
Teacher employment and the number of jobs needed to keep up with enrollment, 2003–2018
| 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 | 8.0871 | 8.0853 |
| 2008-11-01 | 8.0828 | 8.0889 | 8.0853 |
| 2008-12-01 | 8.0836 | 8.0908 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-01-01 | 8.0840 | 8.0926 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-02-01 | 8.0967 | 8.0944 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-03-01 | 8.0937 | 8.0962 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-04-01 | 8.0916 | 8.0980 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-05-01 | 8.0882 | 8.0999 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-06-01 | 8.1084 | 8.1017 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-07-01 | 8.0667 | 8.1035 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-08-01 | 8.0619 | 8.1053 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-09-01 | 8.0123 | 8.1072 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-10-01 | 8.0737 | 8.1090 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-11-01 | 8.0991 | 8.1108 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-12-01 | 8.0716 | 8.1126 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-01-01 | 8.0685 | 8.1145 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-02-01 | 8.0570 | 8.1163 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-03-01 | 8.0580 | 8.1181 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-04-01 | 8.0563 | 8.1199 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-05-01 | 8.0624 | 8.1218 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-06-01 | 8.0486 | 8.1236 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-07-01 | 8.0263 | 8.1254 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-08-01 | 7.9971 | 8.1272 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-09-01 | 7.9192 | 8.1291 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-10-01 | 7.9637 | 8.1309 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-11-01 | 7.9615 | 8.1327 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-12-01 | 7.9535 | 8.1346 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-01-01 | 7.9436 | 8.1364 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-02-01 | 7.9296 | 8.1382 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-03-01 | 7.9249 | 8.1401 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-04-01 | 7.9367 | 8.1419 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-05-01 | 7.8987 | 8.1437 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-06-01 | 7.9605 | 8.1456 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-07-01 | 7.8620 | 8.1474 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-08-01 | 7.8212 | 8.1492 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-09-01 | 7.7980 | 8.1511 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-10-01 | 7.8279 | 8.1529 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-11-01 | 7.8147 | 8.1547 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-12-01 | 7.8042 | 8.1566 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-01-01 | 7.7974 | 8.1584 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-02-01 | 7.7998 | 8.1602 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-03-01 | 7.7945 | 8.1621 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-04-01 | 7.7857 | 8.1639 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-05-01 | 7.7740 | 8.1657 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-06-01 | 7.7782 | 8.1676 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-07-01 | 7.7718 | 8.1694 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-08-01 | 7.7708 | 8.1713 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-09-01 | 7.7688 | 8.1731 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-10-01 | 7.7593 | 8.1749 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-11-01 | 7.7553 | 8.1768 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-12-01 | 7.7712 | 8.1786 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-01-01 | 7.7698 | 8.1805 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-02-01 | 7.7703 | 8.1823 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-03-01 | 7.7746 | 8.1841 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-04-01 | 7.7690 | 8.1860 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-05-01 | 7.7812 | 8.1878 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-06-01 | 7.7578 | 8.1897 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-07-01 | 7.7654 | 8.1915 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-08-01 | 7.7744 | 8.1933 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-09-01 | 7.7732 | 8.1952 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-10-01 | 7.7761 | 8.1970 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-11-01 | 7.7786 | 8.1989 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-12-01 | 7.7607 | 8.2007 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-01-01 | 7.7634 | 8.2026 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-02-01 | 7.7670 | 8.2044 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-03-01 | 7.7758 | 8.2063 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-04-01 | 7.7977 | 8.2081 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-05-01 | 7.7894 | 8.2100 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-06-01 | 7.8137 | 8.2118 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-07-01 | 7.8387 | 8.2137 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-08-01 | 7.8130 | 8.2155 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-09-01 | 7.8320 | 8.2173 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-10-01 | 7.8388 | 8.2192 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-11-01 | 7.8438 | 8.2210 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-12-01 | 7.8483 | 8.2229 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-01-01 | 7.8530 | 8.2247 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-02-01 | 7.8625 | 8.2266 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-03-01 | 7.8498 | 8.2284 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-04-01 | 7.8624 | 8.2303 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-05-01 | 7.8699 | 8.2322 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-06-01 | 7.8667 | 8.2340 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-07-01 | 7.8909 | 8.2359 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-08-01 | 7.9052 | 8.2377 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-09-01 | 7.8433 | 8.2396 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-10-01 | 7.8633 | 8.2414 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-11-01 | 7.8739 | 8.2433 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-12-01 | 7.8761 | 8.2451 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-01-01 | 7.8826 | 8.2470 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-02-01 | 7.8873 | 8.2488 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-03-01 | 7.9012 | 8.2507 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-04-01 | 7.9029 | 8.2526 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-05-01 | 7.9113 | 8.2544 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-06-01 | 7.8815 | 8.2563 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-07-01 | 7.9613 | 8.2581 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-08-01 | 7.9434 | 8.2600 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-09-01 | 7.9297 | 8.2618 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-10-01 | 7.9183 | 8.2637 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-11-01 | 7.9042 | 8.2656 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-12-01 | 7.9101 | 8.2674 | 8.0853 |
| 2017-01-01 | 7.9100 | 8.2693 | 8.0853 |
| 2017-02-01 | 7.9076 | 8.2711 | 8.0853 |
| 2017-03-01 | 7.9117 | 8.2730 | 8.0853 |
| 2017-04-01 | 7.9128 | 8.2749 | 8.0853 |
| 2017-05-01 | 7.9132 | 8.2767 | 8.0853 |
| 2017-06-01 | 7.9166 | 8.2786 | 8.0853 |
| 2017-07-01 | 7.9120 | 8.2805 | 8.0853 |
| 2017-08-01 | 7.9351 | 8.2823 | 8.0853 |
| 2017-09-01 | 7.9395 | 8.2842 | 8.0853 |
| 2017-10-01 | 7.9367 | 8.2860 | 8.0853 |
| 2017-11-01 | 7.9340 | 8.2879 | 8.0853 |
| 2017-12-01 | 7.9382 | 8.2898 | 8.0853 |
| 2018-01-01 | 7.9223 | 8.2916 | 8.0853 |
| 2018-02-01 | 7.9492 | 8.2935 | 8.0853 |
Source: EPI analysis of Current Employment Statistics public data series and U.S. Department of Education (2016)
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