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U.S. government employment

Statistics report on government employment in the United States

This report presents graphs and tables about government employment in the United States. First, it provides an overview and includes information on the demographics of the government employees as well as wages and demographics Finally, this report includes information on the different types of government employment from local, state, to federal levels.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Public sector workforce in the U.S. 1982-2026
  • Premium Statistic Budget of the U.S. government in FY 2025, by agency
  • Premium Statistic Employment in government as share of total employment 2007-2019, by country

State and local

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. local government employees 2023, by job function
  • Premium Statistic U.S. state government employees 2023, by job function
  • Premium Statistic U.S. state and local government employees by full-/part-time status 1997-2023
  • Premium Statistic Full-time payroll of U.S. state and local governments, by employee function 2019
  • Premium Statistic State and local government judicial and legal employees by state 2019
  • Premium Statistic U.S. state and local government highways employees in by state 2023

Federal agencies and civil service

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. federal civilian workforce 2024, by executive departments and major agencies
  • Premium Statistic U.S. federal civilian workforce 2024, by occupational group
  • Premium Statistic U.S. favorability of federal agencies 2024
  • Premium Statistic U.S. share of federal agency workers laid off or targeted for layoffs July 2025
  • Premium Statistic U.S. share of federal employees with certain salaries 2024, by bracket
  • Premium Statistic Share of full-time and part-time civilian worker access to federal benefits U.S. 2023

Public opinion

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. favorability of federal agencies 2024
  • Basic Statistic U.S. opinion on Trump admin reducing the budgets and staff of federal agencies 2025
  • Basic Statistic U.S. how affected Americans have been by federal cuts 2025
  • Premium Statistic U.S. confidence in career employees at government agencies 2018-2025
  • Premium Statistic U.S. confidence in appointed officials of government agencies 2018-2025
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