In 2023, about 15 million people were full-time employees of state and local governments in the United States. In the same year, about four million people were part-time employees of state and local governments.
Number of state and local government employees in the United States from 1997 to 2023, by full-time/part-time status
(in millions)
Values are as of March each year, and have been rounded. Full-time employees are defined to include those persons whose hours of work represent full-time employment in their employing government. Part-time employees are defined as persons who work less than the standard number of hours for full-time work in their employing government. Values prior to 2023 taken from here.
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US Census Bureau. (July 3, 2024). Number of state and local government employees in the United States from 1997 to 2023, by full-time/part-time status (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/365350/us-state-local-government-employees-full-time-part-time-status/
US Census Bureau. "Number of state and local government employees in the United States from 1997 to 2023, by full-time/part-time status (in millions)." Chart. July 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/365350/us-state-local-government-employees-full-time-part-time-status/
US Census Bureau. (2024). Number of state and local government employees in the United States from 1997 to 2023, by full-time/part-time status (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/365350/us-state-local-government-employees-full-time-part-time-status/
US Census Bureau. "Number of State and Local Government Employees in The United States from 1997 to 2023, by Full-time/Part-time Status (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/365350/us-state-local-government-employees-full-time-part-time-status/
US Census Bureau, Number of state and local government employees in the United States from 1997 to 2023, by full-time/part-time status (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/365350/us-state-local-government-employees-full-time-part-time-status/ (last visited May 04, 2025)
Number of state and local government employees in the United States from 1997 to 2023, by full-time/part-time status (in millions) [Graph], US Census Bureau, July 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/365350/us-state-local-government-employees-full-time-part-time-status/
