WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that in May, half a million government jobs in the United States were lost.
In May, employment continued to decline in government (-585,000), the bureau reports. This massive loss follows a drop of 963,000 in April. Employment in local government was down by 487,000 in May. Local government education accounted for almost two-thirds of the decrease (-310,000), reflecting school closures. Employment also continued to decline in state government (-84,000), particularly in state education (-63,000).
Government employment including civilian employees (military personnel, CIA, NSA, etc excluded) and the postal service was in excess of 21 million persons in April.
A rebound could be expected if schools re-open in the coming months.
12 thoughts on “Over half a million government jobs lost in May”
This is great news!!!!!
Next I hope their Benefits get slashed to nothing…
does this mean that only 4 guys will be leaning on shovels while only one is digging instead of 5 guys holding the shovels up??
if you weren’t so lazy you could get a job like that. Oh, that’s right, you can’t pass the test!!!
Now I know why I wasn’t getting junk mail
Thank you Fat Ass Orange man! MAGA 2020!
REALLY!!!
What sectors?
found it
Great-save us some money!
Best news so far today
Be very careful what you wish for.
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