Although the federal government of the USA started to cut the costs of federal employees in late January, it still increased its employees last month. In January, the number of federal employees increased by 3,700, excluding postal services (which increased by 5,700). In other departments of the government, the states added 2,000 employees, but local governments remain a significant source of job growth, just as has been the case in recent months. In January of this year, local governments added 0.021 million employees.