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Education and jobs spending
Education and jobs spending is $100B and has been rising over the last 3 months. That is in its normal range: higher than 28% of readings since 2016.
Latest (latest reading)
$100B
As of
Oct 2026
3-month change
+$113B
1-year change
+$36B
20-year percentile
28th
20-year median
$138B
What it is. Education, training, employment and social services, last 12 months. Note: the latest update failed, so this shows the last good data.
What it affects next
Education and jobs spending is rising: $100B (+$113B in 3 months, 28th percentile of the last 20 years). Here is what has tended to follow, based on links the data backs up.
No tested downstream links to trace yet.
What is driving it
None of its tested drivers is moving much right now.
Source: Treasury Monthly Treasury Statement.