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Census of Governments, Survey of Public Employment & Payroll Summary Report: 2022
Census of Governments, Survey of Public Employment & Payroll Summary Report: 2022
Report Number E22-COG-SPEP
In March 2022, state and local governments employed 19.2 million people, a decrease of 1.7 percent from the 2017 Census of Governments figure of 19.6 million. Nationally, local government workers comprised the majority of the state and local government workforce with 14.0 million employees (72.7 percent). In comparison, state governments employed 5.3 million workers (27.3 percent). Of the total 19.2 million employed, 14.9 million were classified as full-time and 4.3 million as part-time. Full-time employment by state governments decreased 0.4 percent to 3.8 million, while full-time employment by local governments increased 2.5 percent to 11.1 million. The number of part-time state government employees decreased 11.9 percent to 1.4 million, with the largest decrease in higher education. Part-time local government employees decreased 12.3 percent to 2.9 million, with the largest decreases in elementary and secondary education, higher education, and parks and recreation.
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