Government Grew by 136,000 Workers in March
Government Grew by 136,000 Workers in March
(CNSNews.com) – Federal, state and local governments in the United States increased their employment by a combined 136,000 in March, according to the numbers released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
In February, there were 21,477,000 people employed by government in the United States. In March that grew to 21,613,000.
Despite this month-to-month increase of 136,000 in government jobs, total government jobs in the United States have declined by 1,222,000 during the COVID-19 pandemic. In February 2020, before the pandemic hit, there were 22,835,000 people employed by government in the United States.
