Figure 8. Employment in local government, seasonally adjusted, in thousands, January 2007 to December 2019
Period Employment

Jan 2007

14,277

Feb 2007

14,285

Mar 2007

14,300

Apr 2007

14,322

May 2007

14,339

Jun 2007

14,347

Jul 2007

14,325

Aug 2007

14,378

Sep 2007

14,405

Oct 2007

14,431

Nov 2007

14,453

Dec 2007

14,481

Jan 2008

14,502

Feb 2008

14,525

Mar 2008

14,538

Apr 2008

14,538

May 2008

14,564

Jun 2008

14,579

Jul 2008

14,610

Aug 2008

14,587

Sep 2008

14,585

Oct 2008

14,595

Nov 2008

14,588

Dec 2008

14,590

Jan 2009

14,587

Feb 2009

14,591

Mar 2009

14,583

Apr 2009

14,573

May 2009

14,570

Jun 2009

14,586

Jul 2009

14,573

Aug 2009

14,542

Sep 2009

14,481

Oct 2009

14,523

Nov 2009

14,539

Dec 2009

14,501

Jan 2010

14,486

Feb 2010

14,457

Mar 2010

14,455

Apr 2010

14,449

May 2010

14,445

Jun 2010

14,408

Jul 2010

14,382

Aug 2010

14,345

Sep 2010

14,256

Oct 2010

14,292

Nov 2010

14,282

Dec 2010

14,263

Jan 2011

14,246

Feb 2011

14,233

Mar 2011

14,219

Apr 2011

14,223

May 2011

14,175

Jun 2011

14,225

Jul 2011

14,129

Aug 2011

14,088

Sep 2011

14,065

Oct 2011

14,092

Nov 2011

14,079

Dec 2011

14,071

Jan 2012

14,068

Feb 2012

14,071

Mar 2012

14,064

Apr 2012

14,050

May 2012

14,036

Jun 2012

14,047

Jul 2012

14,043

Aug 2012

14,033

Sep 2012

14,027

Oct 2012

14,024

Nov 2012

14,022

Dec 2012

14,033

Jan 2013

14,034

Feb 2013

14,030

Mar 2013

14,024

Apr 2013

14,028

May 2013

14,040

Jun 2013

14,031

Jul 2013

14,029

Aug 2013

14,032

Sep 2013

14,032

Oct 2013

14,034

Nov 2013

14,041

Dec 2013

14,026

Jan 2014

14,026

Feb 2014

14,037

Mar 2014

14,050

Apr 2014

14,070

May 2014

14,053

Jun 2014

14,108

Jul 2014

14,135

Aug 2014

14,104

Sep 2014

14,121

Oct 2014

14,136

Nov 2014

14,139

Dec 2014

14,145

Jan 2015

14,150

Feb 2015

14,160

Mar 2015

14,155

Apr 2015

14,172

May 2015

14,185

Jun 2015

14,188

Jul 2015

14,221

Aug 2015

14,223

Sep 2015

14,198

Oct 2015

14,213

Nov 2015

14,225

Dec 2015

14,233

Jan 2016

14,257

Feb 2016

14,280

Mar 2016

14,304

Apr 2016

14,303

May 2016

14,312

Jun 2016

14,280

Jul 2016

14,370

Aug 2016

14,352

Sep 2016

14,349

Oct 2016

14,354

Nov 2016

14,352

Dec 2016

14,350

Jan 2017

14,336

Feb 2017

14,346

Mar 2017

14,351

Apr 2017

14,364

May 2017

14,350

Jun 2017

14,370

Jul 2017

14,381

Aug 2017

14,388

Sep 2017

14,404

Oct 2017

14,411

Nov 2017

14,430

Dec 2017

14,428

Jan 2018

14,407

Feb 2018

14,462

Mar 2018

14,457

Apr 2018

14,452

May 2018

14,465

Jun 2018

14,483

Jul 2018

14,486

Aug 2018

14,506

Sep 2018

14,492

Oct 2018

14,496

Nov 2018

14,502

Dec 2018

14,513

Jan 2019

14,525

Feb 2019

14,524

Mar 2019

14,538

Apr 2019

14,561

May 2019

14,567

Jun 2019

14,567

Jul 2019

14,588

Aug 2019

14,596

Sep 2019

14,612

Oct 2019

14,617

Nov 2019

14,628

Dec 2019

14,648

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.