In 2021, around 18.28 million people were working for state and local governments in the United States. This is much higher than the number of federal government (civilian) employees, which stood at about 2.85 million people in that year.
Number of governmental employees in the U.S. from 1982 to 2021
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US Census Bureau, & Bureau of Labor Statistics. (May 12, 2022). Number of governmental employees in the U.S. from 1982 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 27, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/204535/number-of-governmental-employees-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, und Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of governmental employees in the U.S. from 1982 to 2021." Chart. May 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204535/number-of-governmental-employees-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2022). Number of governmental employees in the U.S. from 1982 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204535/number-of-governmental-employees-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, and Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Governmental Employees in The U.S. from 1982 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/204535/number-of-governmental-employees-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau & Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of governmental employees in the U.S. from 1982 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/204535/number-of-governmental-employees-in-the-us/ (last visited June 27, 2022)