NLC’s monthly analysis of the jobs report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a specific focus on local government employment.
October 2015
City and county governments gained 2,400 jobs in October, marking the 10th month in the past 11 that local government employment (excluding education) has increased. September’s jobs report was revised up to reflect the 12,100 jobs that were added in local government and the highest increase since October 2014. NLC’s recently released City Fiscal Conditions 2015 report showed that city fiscal conditions are stabilizing in the wake of the Great Recession, and the local employment gains provide further evidence of an economic recovery in cities. In the past year, city and county governments have gained 45,000 jobs, although employment remains approximately 170,000 jobs below the post-recession peak in December, 2008.
