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 .
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U.S. state and local government employees by full-/part-time status 1997-2023
In 2023, about ** 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.
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U.S. 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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/365350/us-state-local-government-employees-full-time-part-time-status/
U.S. 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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/365350/us-state-local-government-employees-full-time-part-time-status/
U.S. 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). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/365350/us-state-local-government-employees-full-time-part-time-status/
U.S. 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)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 3 Jul 2024, /statistics/365350/us-state-local-government-employees-full-time-part-time-status/
U.S. 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) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/365350/us-state-local-government-employees-full-time-part-time-status/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Number of state and local government employees in the United States from 1997 to 2023, by full-time/part-time status (in millions) [Graph], U.S. Census Bureau, July 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/365350/us-state-local-government-employees-full-time-part-time-status/
