Government Payrolls in the United States decreased by 99 thousand in November of 2020. It marks the third consecutive month of falling employment. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Government Payrolls in the United States averaged 17.76 Thousand from 1939 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 465 Thousand in August of 2020 and a record low of -952 Thousand in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Government Payrolls - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States Government Payrolls - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on December of 2020.

Government Payrolls in the United States is expected to be -30.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Government Payrolls in the United States to stand at 50.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the United States Government Payrolls is projected to trend around 2.00 Thousand in 2021 and 60.00 Thousand in 2022, according to our econometric models.

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United States Government Payrolls

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-99.00 -267.00 465.00 -952.00 1939 - 2020 Thousand Monthly
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Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2020-09-04 12:30 PM Aug 344K 253K 150K
2020-10-02 12:30 PM Sep -216K 467K 15K
2020-11-06 01:30 PM Oct -268K -220K -120K
2020-12-04 01:30 PM Nov -99K -267K -90K
2021-01-08 01:30 PM Dec -99K -30K
2021-02-05 01:30 PM Jan
2021-03-05 01:30 PM Feb
2021-04-02 12:30 PM Mar
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United States Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 6.70 6.90 14.70 2.50 percent [+]
Non Farm Payrolls 245.00 610.00 4781.00 -20787.00 Thousand [+]
Nonfarm Payrolls Private 344.00 877.00 4729.00 -19835.00 Thousand [+]
Government Payrolls -99.00 -267.00 465.00 -952.00 Thousand [+]
Manufacturing Payrolls 27.00 33.00 655.00 -1715.00 Thousand [+]
Initial Jobless Claims 885.00 862.00 6867.00 162.00 Thousand [+]
Continuing Jobless Claims 5508.00 5781.00 24912.00 988.00 Thousand [+]
ADP Employment Change 307.00 404.00 4485.00 -19409.00 Thousand [+]
Employed Persons 149732.00 149806.00 158803.00 57172.00 Thousand [+]
Unemployed Persons 10735.00 11061.00 23078.00 1596.00 Thousand [+]
Average Hourly Earnings 0.30 0.10 4.70 -1.30 percent [+]
Average Weekly Hours 34.80 34.80 34.80 33.70 Hours [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 61.50 61.70 67.30 58.10 percent [+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate 2.46 2.21 4.40 0.08 percent [+]
Youth Unemployment Rate 11.50 11.70 27.40 4.80 percent [+]
Labour Costs 115.75 117.74 117.74 17.00 points [+]
Productivity 112.34 111.08 112.34 25.99 points [+]
Job Vacancies 7097.00 6608.00 7746.00 2157.00 Thousand [+]
Job Offers 6652.00 6494.00 7520.00 2264.00 Thousand [+]
Challenger Job Cuts 64797.00 80666.00 671129.00 15100.00 Persons [+]
Wages 24.87 24.80 25.12 2.50 USD/Hour [+]
Wages in Manufacturing 23.08 22.93 23.08 1.27 USD/Hour [+]
Wage Growth 2.11 1.89 13.78 -6.64 percent [+]
Minimum Wages 7.25 7.25 7.25 0.25 USD/Hour [+]
Employment Cost Index 0.50 0.50 2.00 0.20 percent [+]
Population 329.13 327.17 329.13 76.09 Million [+]
Retirement Age Women 66.00 66.00 66.00 66.00 [+]
Retirement Age Men 66.00 66.00 66.00 66.00 [+]
Employment Rate 57.30 57.40 64.70 51.30 percent [+]
Full Time Employment 124345.00 123593.00 131755.00 64640.00 Thousand [+]
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Claims 455.04 415.04 1352.18 31.95 Thousand [+]
Part Time Employment 25384.00 26163.00 28134.00 10086.00 Thousand [+]
Jobless Claims 4-week Average 812.50 778.25 5790.25 179.00 Thousand [+]


United States Government Payrolls
Government Payrolls reports the absolute change in the number of employees working in the Government sector in the United States. It includes Federal, State and Local governments.