Governmental employees in the U.S. 2021 | Statista

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As of March 2021, there were about 7.36 million government employees working in elementary and secondary education in the United States. Additionally, 529,694 people were employed in public welfare services in that year.

Number of governmental employees in the United States in 2021, by function

Functions	Number of full-time equivalent employees
Education - Elementary and Secondary Total	7,361,372
Education - Higher Education Total	3,045,159
Hospitals	1,115,893
Police Protection Total	1,007,971
Corrections	689,913
Public Welfare	529,694
Health	505,825
Highways	494,859
All other and unallocable	483,996
Financial Administration	452,236
Fire Protection Total	451,430
Judicial and Legal	433,287
Parks and Recreation	364,863
Transit	258,391
Water Supply	189,911
Natural Resources	186,498
Libraries	167,189
Sewerage	130,819
Housing and Community Development	113,070
Solid Waste Management	113,056
Education - Other	81,395
Electric Power	77,267
Social Insurance Administration	74,598
Air Transportation	52,962
Sea and Inland Port Facilities	14,358
State liquor stores	12,975
Gas Supply	11,522
Other Government Administration	5,332

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April 2022

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United States

Survey time period

March 2021

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Includes full-time and part-time employment.

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