U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Skip Header
Partners Researchers Educators Survey Respondents
News NAICS Codes Jobs About Us Contact Us Help
Topics
Data & Maps
Surveys & Programs
Resource Library
Search data, events, resources, and more
Topics
Browse our topics and subtopics to find information and data.
View All Topics and Subtopics Index A to Z
Age and Sex Business and Economy Education Emergency Management / Disasters Employment Families and Living Arrangements Geography Health Hispanic Origin Housing
Income and Poverty International Trade Migration/Geographic Mobility Population Population Estimates Public Sector Race Redistricting Research Voting and Registration
Data & Maps
Access demographic, economic and population data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Explore census data with visualizations and view tutorials.
Explore data on data.census.gov View all data resources
Census Academy Combining Data Data Equity Tools Data Tools and Apps Developers Experimental Data Products
Interactive Maps Mapping Files Related Sites Software Tables Training and Workshops Visualizations
Surveys & Programs
Our surveys provide periodic and comprehensive statistics about the nation. This data is critical for government programs, policies, and decision-making.
Survey Help View all Surveys & Programs
2020 Census 2030 Census American Community Survey (ACS) American Housing Survey (AHS) Annual Business Survey (ABS) Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) Census of Governments County Business Patterns (CBP) Current Population Survey (CPS)
Economic Census International Programs Metro and Micro Areas Population Estimates Population Projections Small Area Income and Poverty Statistics of U.S. Businesses Survey of Business Owners Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)
Resource Library
Browse our collection of stories and more.
View all library resources Glossary
America Counts: Stories Audio Blogs By the Numbers Facts for Features Fact Sheets Infographics and Visualizations
Photos Publications Spotlights Stats for Stories Training (Census Academy) Videos Working Papers
Partners Researchers Educators Survey Respondents
News NAICS Codes Jobs About Us Contact Us Help
View All Topics and Subtopics Index A to Z
Age and Sex Business and Economy Education Emergency Management / Disasters Employment Families and Living Arrangements Geography Health Hispanic Origin Housing Income and Poverty International Trade Migration/Geographic Mobility Population Population Estimates Public Sector Race Redistricting Research Voting and Registration
Explore data on data.census.gov View all data resources
Census Academy Combining Data Data Equity Tools Data Tools and Apps Developers Experimental Data Products Interactive Maps Mapping Files Related Sites Software Tables Training and Workshops Visualizations
Survey Help View all Surveys & Programs
2020 Census 2030 Census American Community Survey (ACS) American Housing Survey (AHS) Annual Business Survey (ABS) Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) Census of Governments County Business Patterns (CBP) Current Population Survey (CPS) Economic Census International Programs Metro and Micro Areas Population Estimates Population Projections Small Area Income and Poverty Statistics of U.S. Businesses Survey of Business Owners Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)
View all library resources Glossary
America Counts: Stories Audio Blogs By the Numbers Facts for Features Fact Sheets Infographics and Visualizations Photos Publications Spotlights Stats for Stories Training (Census Academy) Videos Working Papers

Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (ASPEP)

Skip Navigation
Within Our Surveys & Programs

Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (ASPEP)

Statistics on the number of state and local government civilian employees and their gross payrolls for the month of March.

 

Featured

About ASPEP
The Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll and the Census of Governments, Survey of Public Employment & Payroll measure the number of state and local civilian government employees and their gross monthly payroll for March of the survey year.
ASPEP Questionnaires
Here you will find the most recent questionnaire and whether an archive of past questionnaires is available online.
ASPEP Data
Sources are the Census Bureau and other federal agencies, if applicable. For additional ASPEP data, please visit the subtopic pages.

Announcements

View More
2023 Data Collection
Data collection for the 2023 Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll began March 30, 2023.
2022 Data Release
January 01, 2022
2022 Census of Governments, Survey of Public Employment & Payroll preliminary data were released June 2023.
2021 Data Release
2021 Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll revised data were released June 2023.

Datasets & Tables

View More
Table
2022 Census of Governments, Survey of Public Employment & Payroll Datasets & Tables
2022
View and download the 2022 Census of Governments, Survey of Public Employment & Payroll datasets and tables.
Table
2021 ASPEP Datasets & Tables
2021
View and download the 2021 ASPEP datasets and tables.
Table
2020 ASPEP Datasets & Tables
2020
View and download the 2020 ASPEP datasets and tables.

Publications

View More
Publication
Census of Governments, Survey of Public Employment & Payroll Summary Report: 2022
June 14, 2023
In March 2022, state and local governments employed 19.2 million people, a decrease of 1.7 percent from the 2017 Census of Governments figure of 19.6 million.
Publication
Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll Summary Report: 2021
May 25, 2022
Publication
Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll Summary Report: 2020
May 2021
Page Last Revised - March 2, 2023
✕
Is this page helpful?
Thumbs Up Image Yes Thumbs Down Image No
✕
NO THANKS
255 characters maximum 255 characters maximum reached
✕
Thank you for your feedback.
Comments or suggestions?

Top

Back to Header