Hard-Hit State and Local Government Jobs

Selected categories experiencing large year-over-year declines since the pandemic's start

a table of hard-hit state and local government jobs since the start of the coronavirus pandemic

Note: Many of the losses reflect temporary layoffs.

Table: GOVERNING Source: Pew calculations of March 2020-March 2021 national employment estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. Figures represent combined state and local totals for select industries.