Figure 5T (3)
Public workers
| Month | 1981 | 1990 | 2001 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -18 | 99.15363% | |||
| -17 | 99.20681% | |||
| -16 | 101.23928% | 99.33531% | ||
| -15 | 100.83245% | 99.45053% | ||
| -14 | 100.33799% | 99.48154% | ||
| -13 | 100.57583% | 99.62778% | ||
| -12 | 100.63216% | 99.77844% | ||
| -11 | 100.60086% | 100.00443% | ||
| -10 | 100.40058% | 100.00000% | ||
| -9 | 100.21281% | 99.86706% | ||
| -8 | 100.29417% | 99.42125% | 98.20876% | 99.92024% |
| -7 | 100.20655% | 99.39420% | 98.43384% | 99.96455% |
| -6 | 100.16273% | 99.48615% | 98.60733% | 99.93796% |
| -5 | 100.24410% | 99.61056% | 99.11376% | 100.03102% |
| -4 | 99.45547% | 99.69169% | 99.33884% | 100.01329% |
| -3 | 99.70583% | 99.82151% | 99.49358% | 99.91581% |
| -2 | 99.66201% | 99.92428% | 99.60611% | 99.92910% |
| -1 | 99.86856% | 99.96755% | 99.76086% | 99.91581% |
| 0 | 100.00000% | 100.00000% | 100.00000% | 100.00000% |
| 1 | 100.02504% | 99.98377% | 100.13598% | 99.77844% |
| 2 | 100.28791% | 100.05409% | 100.23914% | 99.84491% |
| 3 | 100.16899% | 100.39485% | 100.30010% | 99.45053% |
| 4 | 100.17525% | 100.59498% | 100.49236% | 99.73413% |
| 5 | 100.08137% | 100.42730% | 100.54863% | 99.79173% |
| 6 | 100.17525% | 100.29749% | 100.88155% | 99.55688% |
| 7 | 100.26914% | 100.56794% | 101.04567% | 99.50813% |
| 8 | 100.21281% | 100.75184% | 101.02223% | 99.38849% |
| 9 | 100.24410% | 100.82756% | 101.23324% | 99.36456% |
| 10 | 100.40683% | 101.08178% | 101.03160% | 99.33310% |
| 11 | 100.05633% | 101.08719% | 101.09256% | 99.38406% |
| 12 | 100.12518% | 101.22782% | 101.19572% | 99.35304% |
| 13 | 100.19403% | 101.35764% | 101.22855% | 99.18465% |
| 14 | 100.20655% | 101.43336% | 101.40673% | 98.98414% |
| 15 | 100.30043% | 101.48204% | 101.39736% | 98.59640% |
| 16 | 100.33173% | 101.77953% | 101.33171% | 98.80356% |
| 17 | 100.61338% | 102.13652% | 101.26137% | 98.75482% |
| 18 | 100.78863% | 101.84444% | 101.13008% | 98.65290% |
| 19 | 100.93885% | 101.83903% | 101.31295% | 98.63961% |
| 20 | 101.22050% | 101.90935% | 101.43956% | 98.38703% |
| 21 | 101.54597% | 102.10948% | 101.07850% | 98.30283% |
| 22 | 101.74000% | 102.23388% | 100.83466% | 98.32499% |
| 23 | 101.85892% | 102.23929% | 101.08787% | 98.04139% |
| 24 | 102.09051% | 102.26633% | 100.98002% | 98.17876% |
| 25 | 101.90899% | 102.43401% | 101.03160% | 97.67803% |
| 26 | 102.24698% | 102.50433% | 100.99409% | 97.66473% |
| 27 | 102.32835% | 102.60169% | 101.05036% | 97.45646% |
| 28 | 102.61626% | 103.09390% | 101.22855% | 97.48305% |
| 29 | 102.83533% | 102.92081% | 101.35046% | 97.36341% |
| 30 | 103.11072% | 102.99113% | 101.35046% | 97.24819% |
| 31 | 103.26094% | 102.99654% | 101.28951% | 97.23047% |
| 32 | 104.02454% | 103.13717% | 101.31295% | 97.22161% |
| 33 | 104.01828% | 103.35894% | 101.40673% | 97.20831% |
| 34 | 104.13720% | 103.56447% | 101.44894% | 97.18173% |
| 35 | 104.23734% | 103.58070% | 101.54741% | 97.08867% |
| 36 | 104.36252% | 103.79706% | 101.71621% | 97.14628% |
| 37 | 104.48770% | 103.97555% | 101.72090% | 97.09310% |
| 38 | 104.61914% | 104.19732% | 101.91785% | 97.15514% |
| 39 | 104.89454% | 104.25141% | 101.96005% | 97.16400% |
| 40 | 104.86950% | 104.39745% | 101.94129% | 97.03106% |
| 41 | 104.93209% | 104.42449% | 102.00694% | 96.99561% |
| 42 | 105.08856% | 104.59217% | 102.13355% | 96.99118% |
| 43 | 105.01972% | 104.63003% | 102.04914% | 96.89369% |
| 44 | 105.01972% | 104.75444% | 102.48992% | 96.96903% |
| 45 | 105.15115% | 104.86802% | 102.51805% | 96.86711% |
| 46 | 105.83964% | 104.91670% | 102.43365% | 96.93358% |
| 47 | 106.20893% | 104.97079% | 102.35862% | 96.83166% |
| 48 | 106.43425% | 105.07897% | 102.49930% | 96.83166% |
| 49 | 106.53439% | 105.11683% | 102.59308% | 96.73860% |
| 50 | 106.68461% | 105.03029% | 102.44303% | 96.83609% |
| 51 | 106.62828% | 105.17633% | 102.58839% | 96.88483% |
| 52 | 106.80353% | 105.13306% | 102.70562% | 96.84052% |
| 53 | 107.08518% | 105.08979% | 102.78064% | 96.84938% |
| 54 | 107.10396% | 105.09520% | 102.81347% | 96.84052% |
| 55 | 107.17907% | 105.27910% | 102.79471% | 96.74303% |
| 56 | 107.40439% | 105.27369% | 103.03386% | 96.83609% |
| 57 | 107.47950% | 105.28992% | 103.21204% | 96.84938% |
| 58 | 107.24792% | 105.20338% | 103.54497% | 96.96459% |
| 59 | 108.08662% | 105.39269% | 103.47932% | 96.96903% |
| 60 | 108.27439% | 105.64691% | 103.54966% | 97.09310% |
| 61 | 108.57483% | 105.55495% | 103.57310% | 97.14184% |
Notes: Public data exclude temporary Census workers. The line for each recession begins at the official start of the recession, so the length of the line to the left of zero indicates the length of each recession.
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Employment Statistics public data series
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