All Employees, Government (USGOVT)

Jan 2026: -42
Updated: Feb 11, 2026 8:21 AM CST
Jan 2026:  -42  
Dec 2025:  -16  
Nov 2025:  -31  
Oct 2025:  -153  
Sep 2025:  8  
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Units:

Change, Thousands of Persons,
Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Monthly

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Notes

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics  

Release: Employment Situation  

Units:  Thousands of Persons, Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

Government employment covers only civilian employees; military personnel are excluded. Employees of the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, and the Defense Intelligence Agency also are excluded. Postal Services are included.

Handbook of Methods Establishment Survey - (http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/pdf/homch2.pdf)

Frequently Asked Questions - (http://stats.bls.gov:80/cps/cps_faq.htm)

The series comes from the 'Current Employment Statistics (Establishment Survey).'

The source code is: CES9000000001

Suggested Citation:

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, All Employees, Government [USGOVT], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/USGOVT, .


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