State and local government jobs weathered the Great Recession but weighed on recovery: Cumulative percent change in employment, private sector and state and local government
| Private sector | State and local government | |
|---|---|---|
| Dec-2007 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Jan-2008 | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Feb-2008 | -0.1% | 0.3% |
| Mar-2008 | -0.2% | 0.4% |
| Apr-2008 | -0.4% | 0.4% |
| May-2008 | -0.6% | 0.5% |
| Jun-2008 | -0.7% | 0.7% |
| Jul-2008 | -0.9% | 0.9% |
| Aug-2008 | -1.2% | 0.9% |
| Sep-2008 | -1.6% | 0.8% |
| Oct-2008 | -2.0% | 0.8% |
| Nov-2008 | -2.6% | 0.8% |
| Dec-2008 | -3.2% | 0.8% |
| Jan-2009 | -3.9% | 0.9% |
| Feb-2009 | -4.6% | 0.8% |
| Mar-2009 | -5.2% | 0.7% |
| Apr-2009 | -5.9% | 0.7% |
| May-2009 | -6.2% | 0.7% |
| Jun-2009 | -6.5% | 0.7% |
| Jul-2009 | -6.8% | 0.4% |
| Aug-2009 | -7.0% | 0.5% |
| Sep-2009 | -7.1% | 0.0% |
| Oct-2009 | -7.3% | 0.3% |
| Nov-2009 | -7.3% | 0.4% |
| Dec-2009 | -7.5% | 0.2% |
| Jan-2010 | -7.5% | 0.1% |
| Feb-2010 | -7.6% | -0.1% |
| Mar-2010 | -7.5% | -0.1% |
| Apr-2010 | -7.3% | -0.2% |
| May-2010 | -7.2% | -0.2% |
| Jun-2010 | -7.1% | -0.4% |
| Jul-2010 | -7.0% | -0.5% |
| Aug-2010 | -6.9% | -0.7% |
| Sep-2010 | -6.8% | -1.2% |
| Oct-2010 | -6.6% | -1.0% |
| Nov-2010 | -6.5% | -1.0% |
| Dec-2010 | -6.4% | -1.1% |
| Jan-2011 | -6.4% | -1.2% |
| Feb-2011 | -6.2% | -1.4% |
| Mar-2011 | -6.0% | -1.6% |
| Apr-2011 | -5.7% | -1.6% |
| May-2011 | -5.6% | -1.8% |
| Jun-2011 | -5.4% | -1.6% |
| Jul-2011 | -5.2% | -2.2% |
| Aug-2011 | -5.1% | -2.3% |
| Sep-2011 | -4.9% | -2.5% |
| Oct-2011 | -4.7% | -2.4% |
| Nov-2011 | -4.6% | -2.5% |
| Dec-2011 | -4.4% | -2.6% |
| Jan-2012 | -4.1% | -2.6% |
| Feb-2012 | -3.8% | -2.6% |
| Mar-2012 | -3.6% | -2.6% |
| Apr-2012 | -3.5% | -2.6% |
| May-2012 | -3.4% | -2.7% |
| Jun-2012 | -3.4% | -2.6% |
| Jul-2012 | -3.2% | -2.7% |
| Aug-2012 | -3.1% | -2.7% |
| Sep-2012 | -3.0% | -2.6% |
| Oct-2012 | -2.8% | -2.8% |
| Nov-2012 | -2.6% | -2.8% |
| Dec-2012 | -2.4% | -2.7% |
| Jan-2013 | -2.3% | -2.8% |
| Feb-2013 | -2.0% | -2.8% |
| Mar-2013 | -1.9% | -2.8% |
| Apr-2013 | -1.7% | -2.8% |
| May-2013 | -1.5% | -2.7% |
| Jun-2013 | -1.4% | -2.8% |
| Jul-2013 | -1.2% | -2.9% |
| Aug-2013 | -1.1% | -2.8% |
| Sep-2013 | -0.9% | -2.7% |
| Oct-2013 | -0.7% | -2.7% |
| Nov-2013 | -0.5% | -2.7% |
| Dec-2013 | -0.4% | -2.8% |
| Jan-2014 | -0.2% | -2.8% |
| Feb-2014 | -0.1% | -2.7% |
| Mar-2014 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| Apr-2014 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| May-2014 | 0.6% | -2.6% |
| Jun-2014 | 0.8% | -2.3% |
| Jul-2014 | 1.0% | -2.3% |
| Aug-2014 | 1.2% | -2.5% |
| Sep-2014 | 1.4% | -2.3% |
| Oct-2014 | 1.6% | -2.2% |
| Nov-2014 | 1.9% | -2.2% |
| Dec-2014 | 2.1% | -2.1% |
| Jan-2015 | 2.2% | -2.1% |
| Feb-2015 | 2.5% | -2.0% |
| Mar-2015 | 2.5% | -2.0% |
| Apr-2015 | 2.7% | -1.9% |
| May-2015 | 3.0% | -1.8% |
| Jun-2015 | 3.2% | -1.8% |
| Jul-2015 | 3.4% | -1.7% |
| Aug-2015 | 3.5% | -1.6% |
| Sep-2015 | 3.6% | -1.7% |
| Oct-2015 | 3.9% | -1.6% |
| Nov-2015 | 4.1% | -1.6% |
| Dec-2015 | 4.3% | -1.5% |
| Jan-2016 | 4.3% | -1.4% |
| Feb-2016 | 4.5% | -1.3% |
| Mar-2016 | 4.7% | -1.1% |
| Apr-2016 | 4.9% | -1.1% |
| May-2016 | 4.9% | -1.1% |
| Jun-2016 | 5.1% | -1.2% |
| Jul-2016 | 5.4% | -0.7% |
| Aug-2016 | 5.5% | -0.8% |
| Sep-2016 | 5.7% | -0.6% |
| Oct-2016 | 5.8% | -0.7% |
| Nov-2016 | 6.0% | -0.7% |
| Dec-2016 | 6.1% | -0.7% |
| Jan-2017 | 6.3% | -0.7% |
| Feb-2017 | 6.4% | -0.6% |
| Mar-2017 | 6.6% | -0.5% |
| Apr-2017 | 6.7% | -0.5% |
| May-2017 | 6.9% | -0.5% |
| Jun-2017 | 7.0% | -0.4% |
| Jul-2017 | 7.2% | -0.3% |
| Aug-2017 | 7.4% | -0.3% |
| Sep-2017 | 7.4% | -0.3% |
| Oct-2017 | 7.6% | -0.3% |
| Nov-2017 | 7.8% | -0.1% |
| Dec-2017 | 7.9% | -0.2% |
| Jan-2018 | 8.0% | -0.3% |
| Feb-2018 | 8.3% | 0.0% |
| Mar-2018 | 8.5% | 0.0% |
| Apr-2018 | 8.6% | 0.0% |
| May-2018 | 8.8% | 0.1% |
| Jun-2018 | 9.0% | 0.2% |
| Jul-2018 | 9.1% | 0.2% |
| Aug-2018 | 9.3% | 0.4% |
| Sep-2018 | 9.3% | 0.3% |
| Oct-2018 | 9.5% | 0.3% |
| Nov-2018 | 9.6% | 0.3% |
| Dec-2018 | 9.8% | 0.3% |
| Jan-2019 | 10.0% | 0.4% |
| Feb-2019 | 10.0% | 0.4% |
| Mar-2019 | 10.1% | 0.5% |
| Apr-2019 | 10.3% | 0.6% |
| May-2019 | 10.4% | 0.5% |
| Jun-2019 | 10.5% | 0.5% |
| Jul-2019 | 10.6% | 0.7% |
| Aug-2019 | 10.8% | 0.8% |
| Sep-2019 | 10.9% | 0.9% |
| Oct-2019 | 11.1% | 0.9% |
| Nov-2019 | 11.3% | 1.0% |
| Dec-2019 | 11.5% | 1.1% |
| Jan-2020 | 11.6% | 1.2% |
Source: EPI Analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Employment Statistics data.