In March 2025, state and local governments employed 20.3 million people, an increase of 1.4 percent from the 2024 figure of 20.0 million. Nationally, local government workers comprised the majority of the state and local government workforce with 14.7 million employees (72.2 percent). In comparison, state governments employed 5.7 million workers (27.8 percent). Of the total 20.3 million employed, 15.8 million were classified as full-time and 4.5 million as part-time. Full-time employment by state governments increased by 2.7 percent to 4.1 million, while full-time employment by local governments increased 1.2 percent to 11.7 million. The number of part-time state government employees increased 0.8 percent to 1.5 million. Part-time local government employees increased 0.8 percent to 3.0 million.