In 2023, California had the highest number of employed people in the United States, with about 18.4 million. Texas had the second-highest number of employed people in the U.S., at 14.5 million people. The annual employment rate of the United States can be accessed here.

Graph and download economic data for All Employees, State Government (CES9092000001) from Jan 1955 to May 2025 about establishment survey, government, employment, and USA.

As of October 2024, there were 133.89 million full-time employees in the United States. This is a slight decrease from the previous month, when there were 134.15 million full-time employees. The impact COVID-19 on employment In December 2019, the COVID-19 virus began its spread across the globe. Since being classified as a pandemic, the virus caused a global health crisis that has taken the lives of millions of people worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic changed many facets of society, most significantly, the economy. In the first years, many businesses across all industries were forced to shut down, with large numbers of employees being laid off. The economy continued its recovery in 2022 with the nationwide unemployment rate returning to a more normal 3.4 percent as of April 2023. Unemployment benefits Because so many people in the United States lost their jobs, record numbers of individuals applied for unemployment insurance for the first time. As an early response to this nation-wide upheaval, the government issued relief checks and extended the benefits paid by unemployment insurance. In May 2020, the amount of unemployment insurance benefits paid rose to 23.73 billion U.S. dollars. As of December 2022, this value had declined to 2.24 billion U.S. dollars.

As of March 2025, there were about 22.59 million people working in the professional and business services industry in the United States. The health care and social assistance employed the most people in the U.S., with over 23.1 million people working in this industry.

This dataset provides monthly counts of full-time, part-time and temporary employees for within the Executive Branch of the State of Iowa beginning with December 2010.

This statistic shows the number of people employed full-time by state and local governments in the United States in 2023, by job function. The elementary and secondary education sector was the area with the highest number of state and local government employees in 2023 with over six million full-time employees.

As of October 2024, the number of employees in the United States information sector totaled nearly ************* people, representing a lower value compared to the same time in the previous year. The information sector in the United States comprises organizations engaged in the production and distribution of information and cultural products, as well as providing the means to transmit these products and data or communications related to it.

The number of employed persons in The United States increased to 163366 Thousand in June of 2025 from 163273 Thousand in May of 2025. This dataset provides - United States Employed Persons - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The number of people employed in the insurance sector in the United States fell in every state between 2019 and 2022. In California alone, the number dropped by approximately 132,000 during this period.

Key information about United States Employed Persons

• United States Employed Persons was reported at 163,307,000.000 Person in Feb 2025
• It recorded a decrease from the previous number of 163,895,000.000 Person for Jan 2025
• US Employed Persons data is updated monthly, averaging 109,912,500.000 Person from Jan 1948 to Feb 2025, with 926 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 163,895,000.000 Person in Jan 2025 and a record low of 57,172,000.000 Person in Jun 1949
• US Employed Persons data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Employed Persons: Monthly: Seasonally Adjusted

All Employees: Government: State Government in Florida was 257.70000 Thous. of Persons in April of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, All Employees: Government: State Government in Florida reached a record high of 259.30000 in August of 2018 and a record low of 171.40000 in January of 1990. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for All Employees: Government: State Government in Florida - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

Throughout the illustrated period in Mexico State, the number of employees has experienced a consistent upward trajectory, reaching its pinnacle with a record-breaking figure of 8.19 million employees in the last quarter of 2023.

All Employees: Government: State Government in Maryland was 125.00000 Thous. of Persons in April of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, All Employees: Government: State Government in Maryland reached a record high of 125.00000 in April of 2025 and a record low of 93.60000 in October of 1991. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for All Employees: Government: State Government in Maryland - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

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China AD Ind: Number of Employee: State Owned: State Owned Employee data was reported at 115.446 Person th in 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 144.969 Person th for 2018. China AD Ind: Number of Employee: State Owned: State Owned Employee data is updated yearly, averaging 88.042 Person th from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2019, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 206.788 Person th in 2016 and a record low of 63.054 Person th in 2007. China AD Ind: Number of Employee: State Owned: State Owned Employee data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by State Administration for Market Regulation. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Advertising Sector – Table CN.RDA: No of Employee.

An accounting of the number of State of Oklahoma employees by function (excluding higher education) beginning with the 2003 fiscal year.

All Employees: Government: State Government in Connecticut was 73.30000 Thous. of Persons in March of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, All Employees: Government: State Government in Connecticut reached a record high of 82.90000 in August of 2006 and a record low of 68.00000 in March of 1992. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for All Employees: Government: State Government in Connecticut - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.