Table III.B.1(2009) Number of State and local government employees by government type and size and census division: United States, 2009
Division All State and local governments State governments Local governments
Less than 250 employees 250-999 employees 1,000-4,999 employees 5,000-9,999 employees 10,000 or more employees
United States 19,602,343    5,329,022    2,255,749    3,318,521    4,243,870    1,476,988    2,978,192   
Census division:
New England 896,213    294,107    102,271    219,772    207,092    72,970    --   
Middle Atlantic 2,705,691    668,699    296,546    595,843    484,220    63,675    596,710   
East North Central 2,876,492    752,562    616,919    666,207    463,278    187,593 * 189,934   
West North Central 1,469,806    406,719    343,142    325,654    268,058    126,234    --   
South Atlantic 3,676,797    966,353    163,048    315,762    839,494    415,674    976,467   
East South Central 1,188,721    370,340    105,882    297,432    230,855    61,930 * 122,283   
West South Central 2,325,601    617,273    258,216    342,313    546,396    253,220    308,185   
Mountain 1,382,112    408,620    153,911    184,883    324,111    103,029    207,558   
Pacific 3,080,910    844,351    215,815    370,656    880,368    192,664    577,056   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2009 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.

Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.

 

Table III.B.1(2009) Standard error for number of State and local government employees by government type and size and census division: United States, 2009
Division All State and local governments State governments Local governments
Less than 250 employees 250-999 employees 1,000-4,999 employees 5,000-9,999 employees 10,000 or more employees
United States 173,204    0    58,968    119,520    189,429    135,934    2,208   
Census division:
New England 38,298    0    10,551    25,252    24,724    0    --   
Middle Atlantic 72,970    0    18,196    36,929    76,889    0    0   
East North Central 66,896    0    38,218    47,687    58,917    67,157 * 0   
West North Central 49,587    0    20,951    41,306    54,954    34,957    --   
South Atlantic 110,963    0    19,418    41,202    123,867    59,359    0   
East South Central 46,292    0    9,451    39,891    29,606    24,367 * 0   
West South Central 54,981    0    10,718    18,544    68,933    35,745    0   
Mountain 52,005    0    14,122    14,865    46,213    18,465    0   
Pacific 76,137    0    10,060    17,843    86,908    37,833    2,208   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2009 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.

Standard errors of zero indicate that all governments in the category are in the survey.

Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.