US Government Payrolls is one of the US labor market indicators. It reflects the number of new jobs created in the public sector in the given month.
A higher reading is an indication of a stronger labor market.
United States Government Payrolls
Last release
03 Apr 2026 12:30 GMT
Actual
-8 K
Forecast
0 K
Previous
-4 K
Next release
08 May 2026 12:30 GMT
Actual
Coming in 10 days
Forecast
7 K
Previous
-8 K
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Previous
05 Mar 2021
Feb 2021
-86 K
116 K
76 K
05 Feb 2021
Jan 2021
43 K
-33 K
-23 K
08 Jan 2021
Dec 2020
-45 K
-127 K
-81 K
04 Dec 2020
Nov 2020
-99 K
-201 K
-267 K
06 Nov 2020
Oct 2020
-268 K
111 K
-220 K
02 Oct 2020
Sep 2020
-216 K
643 K
467 K
04 Sept 2020
Aug 2020
344 K
596 K
253 K
07 Aug 2020
Jul 2020
301 K
64 K
54 K
02 Jul 2020
Jun 2020
33 K
115 K
-533 K
05 Jun 2020
May 2020
-585 K
765 K
-963 K
08 May 2020
Apr 2020
-980 K
-2 K
-28 K
03 Apr 2020
Mar 2020
12 K
1 K
33 K
06 Mar 2020
Feb 2020
45 K
0 K
51 K
07 Feb 2020
Jan 2020
19 K
0 K
5 K
10 Jan 2020
Dec 2019
6 K
0 K
13 K
06 Dec 2019
Nov 2019
12 K
0 K
-7 K
01 Nov 2019
Oct 2019
-3 K
14 K
13 K
04 Oct 2019
Sep 2019
22 K
7 K
46 K
06 Sept 2019
Aug 2019
34 K
10 K
28 K
02 Aug 2019
Jul 2019
16 K
4 K
14 K