082726 Pandemic Funding Cliffs Hitting Government Jobs
中文标题
082726 疫情资金断崖冲击政府部门就业
Core conclusion · Tlines extraction
SMBC Nikko highlights that the expiration of pandemic-era stimulus funding (ESSER and SLFRF) will reduce public sector employment over the next year, with an estimated 214k total job losses, and provides forecasts for August NFP, private NFP, and unemployment.
- Institution
- SMBC
- Published
- 08/27/2026
- Research topic
- Labor Market · US Economy
- Time horizon
- 12 months · by December 31, 2026 · past
Key arguments
- ESSER funding expiration has already caused a 98k decline in local government education payrolls, with an additional 87k jobs at risk.
- SLFRF funds expiring December 31 will lead to an estimated 127k job cuts in state and local government staffing outside education.
- Total pandemic stimulus-related job losses are estimated at 214k.
- August forecast: NFP +57k, private NFP +68k, unemployment 4.1%.
Key numbers
- ESSER funding
- $190B
- SLFRF funding
- $350B
- Education payrolls decline
- -98k
- Additional education jobs at risk
- 87k
- SLFRF job cuts
- -127k
- Total stimulus-related job losses
- -214k
- August NFP forecast
- +57k
- August private NFP forecast
- +68k
Main risks
- If SLFRF funds are not fully expended or are replaced by other funding, job losses could be less severe.
- Education job losses may be partially offset by hiring in other sectors.
- The estimates are based on current trends and could change with new data.
Corresponding source evidence
Given that 98k of the 185k ESSER-supported jobs have been shed, we estimate that approximately 87k additional education jobs remain at risk .
· 12 monthswe estimate that this lapse in funding will lead to -127k job cuts, bringing pandemic stimulus-related job losses to roughly -214k.
· by December 31, 2026Payrolls at local government educational institutions have fallen by -98k since the $190B of ESSER funding expired in March 2026
· past
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