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All Employees, Government 23.3M for 

All Employees, Government came in at 23.3M for Jul 2026, down 0.23% from 23.3M the prior month and 1.34% below its level of 23.6M one year ago. The series has averaged 15.1M since 1939, reaching a record high of 23.6M in June 2025 and a record low of 3.988M in January 1939.

Source: Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED), St. Louis Fed

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Historical Data

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July 1, 202623.3M
June 1, 202623.3M
May 1, 202623.3M
April 1, 202623.3M
March 1, 202623.3M
February 1, 202623.3M
January 1, 202623.3M
December 1, 202523.3M
November 1, 202523.4M
October 1, 202523.4M
September 1, 202523.5M
August 1, 202523.5M
July 1, 202523.6M
June 1, 202523.6M
May 1, 202523.6M
April 1, 202523.6M
March 1, 202523.6M
February 1, 202523.6M
January 1, 202523.6M
December 1, 202423.5M
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October 1, 198216M
September 1, 198215.9M
August 1, 198215.9M
July 1, 198215.9M
June 1, 198216M
May 1, 198216M
April 1, 198216M
March 1, 198216M
February 1, 198216M
January 1, 198216M
December 1, 198116.1M
November 1, 198116.1M
October 1, 198116.1M
September 1, 198116M
August 1, 198116.1M
July 1, 198116.2M
June 1, 198116.2M
May 1, 198116.2M
April 1, 198116.3M
March 1, 198116.3M

About All Employees, Government

What it measures

All Employees: Government (FRED series USGOVT) counts payroll employment across federal, state, and local government, with local government, dominated by public education, making up the largest share. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes it monthly from the establishment survey, alongside the private-sector payroll series.

Why it matters

Government employment is a significant slice of total payrolls and moves on budget cycles, policy decisions, and census hiring rather than market demand. It can materially add to or subtract from headline job growth, so analysts strip it out to see the private trend. State and local hiring also reflects the health of tax revenues.

How to read it

Interpret swings cautiously: decennial census hiring creates large temporary federal spikes that fully reverse, and school-year calendar shifts can distort seasonally adjusted education employment. Sustained state and local job losses typically indicate budget stress following recessions, often lagging the private cycle by a year or more. Government hiring rarely leads the economy; it usually trails it.

Get All Employees, Government in Excel

Pull All Employees, Government directly into your spreadsheet with a single MarketXLS formula - always current, no copy-pasting:

=EmployeesGovernment()

View the Employees - Government formula documentation or browse all 100+ Economic Data functions.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current All Employees, Government?

All Employees, Government is 23.3M as of July 2026.

What is the all-time high and low of All Employees, Government?

The highest value on record is 23.6M (June 2025) and the lowest is 3.988M (January 1939).

How often is All Employees, Government updated?

All Employees, Government is published on a monthly basis, sourced from Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED).

How do I get All Employees, Government in Excel?

Use the MarketXLS Excel formula =EmployeesGovernment() to pull All Employees, Government directly into any cell, with historical values available for analysis.

Basic info
Persons employed in the government sector in the economy.
RegionUnited States
FrequencyMonthly
Last updatedAugust 7, 2026
Seasonal adjustmentSeasonally Adjusted
UnitThousands of Persons

Stats
Last Value23.3M
Latest PeriodJul 2026
Last UpdatedAugust 7 2026, 08:31
Value Previous Month23.3M
Change From Previous Month-0.23%
Value 1 Year Ago23.6M
Change From Year Ago-1.34%
Average Growth Rate2.04%/yr
Record High (Jun 2025)23.6M
Record Low (Jan 1939)3.988M
Long-Term Average15.1M
FrequencyMonthly
AdjustmentSeasonally Adjusted
UnitThousands of Persons

Annual Averages
202623.3M
202523.5M
202423.4M
202322.8M
202222.2M
202122M
202022M
201922.6M
201822.5M
201722.3M
201622.2M
201522M

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