Public Sector: Public Employment and Payroll
Public Sector: Public Employment and Payroll: 2017 - 2025
This dataset presents statistics from the Census of Governments, Public Employment & Payroll conducted every five years (years ending in '2' and '7') and from the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll in intermediate years. These programs identify the scope and nature of the nation's state and local government sector providing authoritative benchmark figures of public employment and payroll. Data are shown for the month of March for the given reference period.
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GOVSEMPTIMESERIES: Public Sector: Public Employment and Payroll: 2017 - 2025
- API Call: api.census.gov/data/timeseries/govsemp
- Examples and Supported Geographies: api.census.gov/data/timeseries/govsemp.html
- Variables: api.census.gov/data/timeseries/govsemp/variables.html
- Example Call:
api.census.gov/data/timeseries/govsemp?get=NAME,GEO_ID,AGG_DESC,GOVTYPE,YEAR,FT_EMP,FT_PAY,FT_EMP_CV,FT_PAY_CV&for=us:*&time=2025&key=YOUR_KEY_GOES_HERE
Related Information
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Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (ASPEP)Provides state and local government data on full-time and part-time employment, full-time equivalent employment, and payroll statistics.
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Public SectorThe U.S. Census Bureau provides data for the Federal, state and local governments as well as voting, redistricting, apportionment and congressional affairs.
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Annual Public Sector Statistics (1942 to present)These statistics provide the most comprehensive and precise measure of U.S. state and local governments’ economic activity.