The U.S. set a new record in January for the total number of Americans employed by the government, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The government added 36,000 new employees in January, with 11,000 in the federal government and 19,000 in local government (excluding education), and now totaling 23,091,000, according to the bureau.
January’s total outdid the previous record of 23,055,000 that was set in December, marking the third month in a row with a new record.
The previous record before the recent string of all-time highs was in May 2010 with 22,996,000 total government positions, which was bolstered by an uptick in hiring due to census collection that year. New methodology in February’s job report revised the number of government jobs up in November to 23,000,000, making January the third month in a row that the number of government…
