Teacher employment and the number of jobs needed to keep up with enrollment, 2003–2019
| 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 | 8.0890 | 8.0853 |
| 2008-12-01 | 8.0836 | 8.0908 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-01-01 | 8.0840 | 8.0927 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-02-01 | 8.0967 | 8.0945 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-03-01 | 8.0937 | 8.0964 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-04-01 | 8.0916 | 8.0982 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-05-01 | 8.0882 | 8.1000 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-06-01 | 8.1084 | 8.1019 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-07-01 | 8.0667 | 8.1037 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-08-01 | 8.0619 | 8.1056 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-09-01 | 8.0123 | 8.1074 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-10-01 | 8.0737 | 8.1093 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-11-01 | 8.0991 | 8.1111 | 8.0853 |
| 2009-12-01 | 8.0716 | 8.1130 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-01-01 | 8.0685 | 8.1148 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-02-01 | 8.0570 | 8.1167 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-03-01 | 8.0580 | 8.1185 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-04-01 | 8.0563 | 8.1204 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-05-01 | 8.0624 | 8.1222 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-06-01 | 8.0486 | 8.1241 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-07-01 | 8.0263 | 8.1259 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-08-01 | 7.9971 | 8.1278 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-09-01 | 7.9192 | 8.1296 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-10-01 | 7.9637 | 8.1315 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-11-01 | 7.9615 | 8.1333 | 8.0853 |
| 2010-12-01 | 7.9535 | 8.1352 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-01-01 | 7.9436 | 8.1370 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-02-01 | 7.9296 | 8.1389 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-03-01 | 7.9249 | 8.1407 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-04-01 | 7.9367 | 8.1426 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-05-01 | 7.8987 | 8.1445 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-06-01 | 7.9605 | 8.1463 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-07-01 | 7.8620 | 8.1482 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-08-01 | 7.8212 | 8.1500 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-09-01 | 7.7980 | 8.1519 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-10-01 | 7.8279 | 8.1537 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-11-01 | 7.8147 | 8.1556 | 8.0853 |
| 2011-12-01 | 7.8042 | 8.1575 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-01-01 | 7.7974 | 8.1593 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-02-01 | 7.7998 | 8.1612 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-03-01 | 7.7945 | 8.1630 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-04-01 | 7.7857 | 8.1649 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-05-01 | 7.7740 | 8.1668 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-06-01 | 7.7782 | 8.1686 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-07-01 | 7.7718 | 8.1705 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-08-01 | 7.7708 | 8.1723 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-09-01 | 7.7688 | 8.1742 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-10-01 | 7.7593 | 8.1761 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-11-01 | 7.7553 | 8.1779 | 8.0853 |
| 2012-12-01 | 7.7712 | 8.1798 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-01-01 | 7.7698 | 8.1817 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-02-01 | 7.7703 | 8.1835 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-03-01 | 7.7746 | 8.1854 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-04-01 | 7.7690 | 8.1872 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-05-01 | 7.7812 | 8.1891 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-06-01 | 7.7578 | 8.1910 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-07-01 | 7.7654 | 8.1928 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-08-01 | 7.7744 | 8.1947 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-09-01 | 7.7732 | 8.1966 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-10-01 | 7.7761 | 8.1984 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-11-01 | 7.7786 | 8.2003 | 8.0853 |
| 2013-12-01 | 7.7607 | 8.2022 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-01-01 | 7.7624 | 8.2040 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-02-01 | 7.7677 | 8.2059 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-03-01 | 7.7780 | 8.2078 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-04-01 | 7.7988 | 8.2097 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-05-01 | 7.7672 | 8.2115 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-06-01 | 7.8159 | 8.2134 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-07-01 | 7.8476 | 8.2153 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-08-01 | 7.8122 | 8.2171 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-09-01 | 7.8376 | 8.2190 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-10-01 | 7.8450 | 8.2209 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-11-01 | 7.8447 | 8.2228 | 8.0853 |
| 2014-12-01 | 7.8490 | 8.2246 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-01-01 | 7.8532 | 8.2265 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-02-01 | 7.8640 | 8.2284 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-03-01 | 7.8527 | 8.2303 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-04-01 | 7.8650 | 8.2321 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-05-01 | 7.8685 | 8.2340 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-06-01 | 7.8664 | 8.2359 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-07-01 | 7.8927 | 8.2378 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-08-01 | 7.8943 | 8.2396 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-09-01 | 7.8509 | 8.2415 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-10-01 | 7.8678 | 8.2434 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-11-01 | 7.8732 | 8.2453 | 8.0853 |
| 2015-12-01 | 7.8763 | 8.2471 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-01-01 | 7.8847 | 8.2490 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-02-01 | 7.8897 | 8.2509 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-03-01 | 7.9055 | 8.2528 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-04-01 | 7.9070 | 8.2547 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-05-01 | 7.9110 | 8.2565 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-06-01 | 7.8916 | 8.2584 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-07-01 | 7.9697 | 8.2603 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-08-01 | 7.9332 | 8.2622 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-09-01 | 7.9174 | 8.2641 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-10-01 | 7.9139 | 8.2660 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-11-01 | 7.9000 | 8.2678 | 8.0853 |
| 2016-12-01 | 7.9103 | 8.2697 | 8.0853 |
| 2017-01-01 | 7.9181 | 8.2716 | 8.0853 |
| 2017-02-01 | 7.9097 | 8.2735 | 8.0853 |
| 2017-03-01 | 7.9181 | 8.2754 | 8.0853 |
| 2017-04-01 | 7.9179 | 8.2773 | 8.0853 |
| 2017-05-01 | 7.9188 | 8.2792 | 8.0853 |
| 2017-06-01 | 7.9202 | 8.2810 | 8.0853 |
| 2017-07-01 | 7.9183 | 8.2829 | 8.0853 |
| 2017-08-01 | 7.9260 | 8.2848 | 8.0853 |
| 2017-09-01 | 7.9304 | 8.2867 | 8.0853 |
| 2017-10-01 | 7.9388 | 8.2886 | 8.0853 |
| 2017-11-01 | 7.9392 | 8.2905 | 8.0853 |
| 2017-12-01 | 7.9430 | 8.2924 | 8.0853 |
| 2018-01-01 | 7.9342 | 8.2943 | 8.0853 |
| 2018-02-01 | 7.9496 | 8.2961 | 8.0853 |
| 2018-03-01 | 7.9500 | 8.2980 | 8.0853 |
| 2018-04-01 | 7.9534 | 8.2999 | 8.0853 |
| 2018-05-01 | 7.9565 | 8.3018 | 8.0853 |
| 2018-06-01 | 7.9675 | 8.3037 | 8.0853 |
| 2018-07-01 | 7.9727 | 8.3056 | 8.0853 |
| 2018-08-01 | 7.9934 | 8.3075 | 8.0853 |
| 2018-09-01 | 7.9764 | 8.3094 | 8.0853 |
| 2018-10-01 | 7.9695 | 8.3113 | 8.0853 |
| 2018-11-01 | 7.9704 | 8.3132 | 8.0853 |
| 2018-12-01 | 7.9737 | 8.3151 | 8.0853 |
| 2019-01-01 | 7.9842 | 8.3170 | 8.0853 |
| 2019-02-01 | 7.9836 | 8.3189 | 8.0853 |
| 2019-03-01 | 7.9838 | 8.3208 | 8.0853 |
| 2019-04-01 | 7.9893 | 8.3226 | 8.0853 |
| 2019-05-01 | 7.9819 | 8.3245 | 8.0853 |
| 2019-06-01 | 7.9782 | 8.3264 | 8.0853 |
| 2019-07-01 | 8.0075 | 8.3283 | 8.0853 |
| 2019-08-01 | 8.0188 | 8.3302 | 8.0853 |
| 2019-09-01 | 8.0252 | 8.3321 | 8.0853 |
Source: EPI analysis of Current Employment Statistics public data series and U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics