The Teacher Gap
Public K–12 education employment has collapsed: Local public education employment and employment needed to keep up with enrollment, 2003–2021
| Date | Local public education employment | Local public education employment needed to keep up with student enrollment | Local public education employment at 2008 levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan-2003 | 7,697.4 | ||
| Feb-2003 | 7,697.4 | ||
| Mar-2003 | 7,691.2 | ||
| Apr-2003 | 7,698.5 | ||
| May-2003 | 7,695.0 | ||
| Jun-2003 | 7,731.5 | ||
| Jul-2003 | 7,779.1 | ||
| Aug-2003 | 7,725.2 | ||
| Sep-2003 | 7,667.5 | ||
| Oct-2003 | 7,716.5 | ||
| Nov-2003 | 7,702.5 | ||
| Dec-2003 | 7,703.1 | ||
| Jan-2004 | 7,712.0 | ||
| Feb-2004 | 7,719.9 | ||
| Mar-2004 | 7,748.3 | ||
| Apr-2004 | 7,753.8 | ||
| May-2004 | 7,776.7 | ||
| Jun-2004 | 7,760.7 | ||
| Jul-2004 | 7,757.5 | ||
| Aug-2004 | 7,766.9 | ||
| Sep-2004 | 7,774.3 | ||
| Oct-2004 | 7,782.8 | ||
| Nov-2004 | 7,797.5 | ||
| Dec-2004 | 7,803.2 | ||
| Jan-2005 | 7,821.9 | ||
| Feb-2005 | 7,831.1 | ||
| Mar-2005 | 7,820.9 | ||
| Apr-2005 | 7,829.4 | ||
| May-2005 | 7,840.2 | ||
| Jun-2005 | 7,818.8 | ||
| Jul-2005 | 7,904.7 | ||
| Aug-2005 | 7,907.3 | ||
| Sep-2005 | 7,878.7 | ||
| Oct-2005 | 7,864.6 | ||
| Nov-2005 | 7,875.6 | ||
| Dec-2005 | 7,883.0 | ||
| Jan-2006 | 7,882.2 | ||
| Feb-2006 | 7,886.9 | ||
| Mar-2006 | 7,890.6 | ||
| Apr-2006 | 7,896.1 | ||
| May-2006 | 7,883.9 | ||
| Jun-2006 | 7,867.8 | ||
| Jul-2006 | 7,899.9 | ||
| Aug-2006 | 7,935.2 | ||
| Sep-2006 | 7,972.6 | ||
| Oct-2006 | 7,950.2 | ||
| Nov-2006 | 7,954.5 | ||
| Dec-2006 | 7,956.8 | ||
| Jan-2007 | 7,959.8 | ||
| Feb-2007 | 7,953.3 | ||
| Mar-2007 | 7,956.3 | ||
| Apr-2007 | 7,965.4 | ||
| May-2007 | 7,974.3 | ||
| Jun-2007 | 7,964.6 | ||
| Jul-2007 | 7,945.7 | ||
| Aug-2007 | 7,991.8 | ||
| Sep-2007 | 8,008.6 | ||
| Oct-2007 | 8,023.0 | ||
| Nov-2007 | 8,034.4 | ||
| Dec-2007 | 8,054.7 | ||
| Jan-2008 | 8,053.5 | ||
| Feb-2008 | 8,064.7 | ||
| Mar-2008 | 8,067.9 | ||
| Apr-2008 | 8,062.0 | ||
| May-2008 | 8,078.1 | ||
| Jun-2008 | 8,086.2 | ||
| Jul-2008 | 8,119.4 | ||
| Aug-2008 | 8,091.9 | ||
| Sep-2008 | 8,085.3 | 8,085.3 | 8,085 |
| Oct-2008 | 8,089.8 | 8,086.7 | 8,085 |
| Nov-2008 | 8,082.8 | 8,088.1 | 8,085 |
| Dec-2008 | 8,083.6 | 8,089.5 | 8,085 |
| Jan-2009 | 8,084.0 | 8,090.9 | 8,085 |
| Feb-2009 | 8,096.7 | 8,092.3 | 8,085 |
| Mar-2009 | 8,093.7 | 8,093.7 | 8,085 |
| Apr-2009 | 8,091.6 | 8,095.1 | 8,085 |
| May-2009 | 8,088.2 | 8,096.5 | 8,085 |
| Jun-2009 | 8,108.4 | 8,097.9 | 8,085 |
| Jul-2009 | 8,066.7 | 8,099.3 | 8,085 |
| Aug-2009 | 8,061.9 | 8,100.7 | 8,085 |
| Sep-2009 | 8,012.3 | 8,102.1 | 8,085 |
| Oct-2009 | 8,073.7 | 8,103.5 | 8,085 |
| Nov-2009 | 8,099.1 | 8,105.0 | 8,085 |
| Dec-2009 | 8,071.6 | 8,106.4 | 8,085 |
| Jan-2010 | 8,068.5 | 8,107.8 | 8,085 |
| Feb-2010 | 8,057.0 | 8,109.2 | 8,085 |
| Mar-2010 | 8,058.0 | 8,110.6 | 8,085 |
| Apr-2010 | 8,056.3 | 8,112.0 | 8,085 |
| May-2010 | 8,062.4 | 8,113.4 | 8,085 |
| Jun-2010 | 8,048.6 | 8,114.8 | 8,085 |
| Jul-2010 | 8,026.3 | 8,116.2 | 8,085 |
| Aug-2010 | 7,997.1 | 8,117.6 | 8,085 |
| Sep-2010 | 7,919.2 | 8,119.0 | 8,085 |
| Oct-2010 | 7,963.7 | 8,120.4 | 8,085 |
| Nov-2010 | 7,961.5 | 8,121.8 | 8,085 |
| Dec-2010 | 7,953.5 | 8,123.2 | 8,085 |
| Jan-2011 | 7,943.6 | 8,124.6 | 8,085 |
| Feb-2011 | 7,929.6 | 8,126.1 | 8,085 |
| Mar-2011 | 7,924.9 | 8,127.5 | 8,085 |
| Apr-2011 | 7,936.7 | 8,128.9 | 8,085 |
| May-2011 | 7,898.7 | 8,130.3 | 8,085 |
| Jun-2011 | 7,960.5 | 8,131.7 | 8,085 |
| Jul-2011 | 7,862.0 | 8,133.1 | 8,085 |
| Aug-2011 | 7,821.2 | 8,134.5 | 8,085 |
| Sep-2011 | 7,798.0 | 8,135.9 | 8,085 |
| Oct-2011 | 7,827.9 | 8,137.3 | 8,085 |
| Nov-2011 | 7,814.7 | 8,138.7 | 8,085 |
| Dec-2011 | 7,804.2 | 8,140.2 | 8,085 |
| Jan-2012 | 7,797.4 | 8,141.6 | 8,085 |
| Feb-2012 | 7,799.8 | 8,143.0 | 8,085 |
| Mar-2012 | 7,794.5 | 8,144.4 | 8,085 |
| Apr-2012 | 7,785.7 | 8,145.8 | 8,085 |
| May-2012 | 7,774.0 | 8,147.2 | 8,085 |
| Jun-2012 | 7,778.2 | 8,148.6 | 8,085 |
| Jul-2012 | 7,771.8 | 8,150.0 | 8,085 |
| Aug-2012 | 7,770.8 | 8,151.5 | 8,085 |
| Sep-2012 | 7,768.8 | 8,152.9 | 8,085 |
| Oct-2012 | 7,759.3 | 8,154.3 | 8,085 |
| Nov-2012 | 7,755.3 | 8,155.7 | 8,085 |
| Dec-2012 | 7,771.2 | 8,157.1 | 8,085 |
| Jan-2013 | 7,769.8 | 8,158.5 | 8,085 |
| Feb-2013 | 7,770.3 | 8,159.9 | 8,085 |
| Mar-2013 | 7,774.6 | 8,161.4 | 8,085 |
| Apr-2013 | 7,769.0 | 8,162.8 | 8,085 |
| May-2013 | 7,781.2 | 8,164.2 | 8,085 |
| Jun-2013 | 7,757.8 | 8,165.6 | 8,085 |
| Jul-2013 | 7,765.4 | 8,167.0 | 8,085 |
| Aug-2013 | 7,774.4 | 8,168.4 | 8,085 |
| Sep-2013 | 7,773.2 | 8,169.9 | 8,085 |
| Oct-2013 | 7,776.1 | 8,171.3 | 8,085 |
| Nov-2013 | 7,778.6 | 8,172.7 | 8,085 |
| Dec-2013 | 7,760.7 | 8,174.1 | 8,085 |
| Jan-2014 | 7,762.4 | 8,175.5 | 8,085 |
| Feb-2014 | 7,767.7 | 8,176.9 | 8,085 |
| Mar-2014 | 7,778.0 | 8,178.4 | 8,085 |
| Apr-2014 | 7,798.8 | 8,179.8 | 8,085 |
| May-2014 | 7,767.2 | 8,181.2 | 8,085 |
| Jun-2014 | 7,815.9 | 8,182.6 | 8,085 |
| Jul-2014 | 7,847.6 | 8,184.0 | 8,085 |
| Aug-2014 | 7,812.2 | 8,185.5 | 8,085 |
| Sep-2014 | 7,837.6 | 8,186.9 | 8,085 |
| Oct-2014 | 7,845.0 | 8,188.3 | 8,085 |
| Nov-2014 | 7,844.7 | 8,189.7 | 8,085 |
| Dec-2014 | 7,849.0 | 8,191.1 | 8,085 |
| Jan-2015 | 7,854.1 | 8,192.6 | 8,085 |
| Feb-2015 | 7,864.3 | 8,194.0 | 8,085 |
| Mar-2015 | 7,852.6 | 8,195.4 | 8,085 |
| Apr-2015 | 7,863.4 | 8,196.8 | 8,085 |
| May-2015 | 7,870.2 | 8,198.2 | 8,085 |
| Jun-2015 | 7,872.8 | 8,199.7 | 8,085 |
| Jul-2015 | 7,896.4 | 8,201.1 | 8,085 |
| Aug-2015 | 7,892.5 | 8,202.5 | 8,085 |
| Sep-2015 | 7,849.4 | 8,203.9 | 8,085 |
| Oct-2015 | 7,867.5 | 8,205.3 | 8,085 |
| Nov-2015 | 7,875.9 | 8,206.8 | 8,085 |
| Dec-2015 | 7,875.4 | 8,208.2 | 8,085 |
| Jan-2016 | 7,878.7 | 8,209.6 | 8,085 |
| Feb-2016 | 7,886.3 | 8,211.0 | 8,085 |
| Mar-2016 | 7,904.5 | 8,212.5 | 8,085 |
| Apr-2016 | 7,903.6 | 8,213.9 | 8,085 |
| May-2016 | 7,913.6 | 8,215.3 | 8,085 |
| Jun-2016 | 7,867.8 | 8,216.7 | 8,085 |
| Jul-2016 | 7,962.4 | 8,218.2 | 8,085 |
| Aug-2016 | 7,942.7 | 8,219.6 | 8,085 |
| Sep-2016 | 7,938.5 | 8,221.0 | 8,085 |
| Oct-2016 | 7,919.1 | 8,222.4 | 8,085 |
| Nov-2016 | 7,899.8 | 8,223.9 | 8,085 |
| Dec-2016 | 7,910.5 | 8,225.3 | 8,085 |
| Jan-2017 | 7,912.5 | 8,226.7 | 8,085 |
| Feb-2017 | 7,910.4 | 8,228.1 | 8,085 |
| Mar-2017 | 7,918.0 | 8,229.6 | 8,085 |
| Apr-2017 | 7,921.2 | 8,231.0 | 8,085 |
| May-2017 | 7,919.2 | 8,232.4 | 8,085 |
| Jun-2017 | 7,908.7 | 8,233.8 | 8,085 |
| Jul-2017 | 7,914.5 | 8,235.3 | 8,085 |
| Aug-2017 | 7,933.5 | 8,236.7 | 8,085 |
| Sep-2017 | 7,949.1 | 8,238.1 | 8,085 |
| Oct-2017 | 7,942.9 | 8,239.6 | 8,085 |
| Nov-2017 | 7,946.6 | 8,241.0 | 8,085 |
| Dec-2017 | 7,945.2 | 8,242.4 | 8,085 |
| Jan-2018 | 7,919.7 | 8,243.8 | 8,085 |
| Feb-2018 | 7,951.2 | 8,245.3 | 8,085 |
| Mar-2018 | 7,949.8 | 8,246.7 | 8,085 |
| Apr-2018 | 7,951.2 | 8,248.1 | 8,085 |
| May-2018 | 7,955.7 | 8,249.6 | 8,085 |
| Jun-2018 | 7,966.6 | 8,251.0 | 8,085 |
| Jul-2018 | 7,971.5 | 8,252.4 | 8,085 |
| Aug-2018 | 7,975.6 | 8,253.9 | 8,085 |
| Sep-2018 | 7,968.0 | 8,255.3 | 8,085 |
| Oct-2018 | 7,970.4 | 8,256.7 | 8,085 |
| Nov-2018 | 7,965.1 | 8,258.2 | 8,085 |
| Dec-2018 | 7,978.9 | 8,259.6 | 8,085 |
| Jan-2019 | 7,989.8 | 8,261.0 | 8,085 |
| Feb-2019 | 7,965.3 | 8,262.5 | 8,085 |
| Mar-2019 | 7,981.2 | 8,263.9 | 8,085 |
| Apr-2019 | 7,997.8 | 8,265.3 | 8,085 |
| May-2019 | 7,989.4 | 8,266.8 | 8,085 |
| Jun-2019 | 7,977.4 | 8,268.2 | 8,085 |
| Jul-2019 | 7,997.3 | 8,269.6 | 8,085 |
| Aug-2019 | 8,004.4 | 8,271.1 | 8,085 |
| Sep-2019 | 8,016.2 | 8,272.5 | 8,085 |
| Oct-2019 | 8,015.4 | 8,273.9 | 8,085 |
| Nov-2019 | 8,020.1 | 8,275.4 | 8,085 |
| Dec-2019 | 8,016.9 | 8,276.8 | 8,085 |
| Jan-2020 | 8,024.5 | 8,278.2 | 8,085 |
| Feb-2020 | 8,029.6 | 8,279.7 | 8,085 |
| Mar-2020 | 8,009.3 | 8,281.1 | 8,085 |
| Apr-2020 | 7,571.9 | 8,282.5 | 8,085 |
| May-2020 | 7,280.4 | 8,284.0 | 8,085 |
| Jun-2020 | 7,335.7 | 8,285.4 | 8,085 |
| Jul-2020 | 7,492.3 | 8,286.8 | 8,085 |
| Aug-2020 | 7,672.0 | 8,288.3 | 8,085 |
| Sep-2020 | 7,443.5 | 8,289.7 | 8,085 |
| Oct-2020 | 7,341.4 | 8,291.2 | 8,085 |
| Nov-2020 | 7,334.8 | 8,292.6 | 8,085 |
| Dec-2020 | 7,326.4 | 8,294.0 | 8,085 |
| Jan-2021 | 7,394.7 | 8,295.5 | 8,085 |
| Feb-2021 |
7,359.7 |
8,296.9 | 8,085 |
| Mar-2021 | 7,389.0 | 8,298.3 | 8,085 |
| Apr-2021 | 7,411.2 | 8,299.8 | 8,085 |
| May-2021 | 7,457.0 | 8,301.2 | 8,085 |
| Jun-2021 | 7,590.8 | 8,302.7 | 8,085 |
| Jul-2021 | 7,848.1 | 8,304.1 | 8,085 |
| Aug-2021 | 7,789.0 | 8,305.5 | 8,085 |
| Sep-2021 | 7,705.1 | 8,307.0 | 8,085 |
| Oct-2021 | 7,666.9 | 8,308.4 | 8,085 |
| Nov-2021 | 7,655.1 | 8,309.9 | 8,085 |
| Dec-2021 | 7,653.3 | 8311.3 | 8,085 |
Source: EPI analysis of data from the Current Employment Statistics public data series and U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics.
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