Federal Gov’t Jobs Down 11,000 in 2017; State Gov’t Jobs Down 2,000; Local Gov’t Jobs Up 12,000
"The number of people working for the federal government has declined by 11,000 in 2017"
and that is GOOD
FAKE NEWS as always from CNS.
When Obama left there were 20,796,000 government jobs and there are 21,080,000 now, an almost 300,000 INCREASE.
Bureau of Labor Statistics Data
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Government Job Growth in June Outstrips Manufacturing 35 to 1
(CNSNews.com) - The growth in the number of employees in federal, state and local government jobs beat the growth in the number of employees in manufacturing jobs 35 to 1 in June,
according to the employment data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The seasonally adjusted government employment number grew by 35,000 in the month, while seasonally adjusted manufacturing employment grew by only 1,000.
Also, in 2017 so far, the United States has created 1,000 more government jobs than manufacturing jobs, according to the BLS data.
From May to June, the seasonally adjusted total for employment in government rose from 22,318,000 to 22,353,000—an increase of 35,000.
At the same time, the seasonally adjusted total for employment in manufacturing rose from 12,395,000 to 12,396,000—an increase of 1,000.
Since December 2016, government jobs have gone from 22,299,000 to 22,353,000--an increase of 54,000.
Since December, manufacturing jobs have gone from 12,343,000 to 12,396,000--an increase of 53,000.