Government Added 46,000 Employees in February
Cybercast News Service | March 10, 2023 | Terence P. Jeffrey
The number of people employed by government in the United States increased by 46,000 in February, according to the employment report released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
In January, according to BLS’ seasonally adjusted numbers, there were 22,449,000 people employed by government in this country. In February, that increased to 22,495,000. […]
From January to February of this year, federal government employment increased by 7,000, rising from 2,881,000 to 2,888,000.
State government employment increased by 2,000 from January to February, rising from 5,162,000 to 5,164,000. State-government employment in the United States hit its all-time high in February 2020, just as the COVID pandemic was starting. […]
Local government employment increased by 37,000 in February, rising from 14,406,000 in January to 14,443,000. …