Table III.B.3(2009) Number of full-time 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 15,122,484    3,979,642    1,684,468    2,565,753    3,271,046    1,129,834    2,491,741   
Census division:
New England 678,620    209,658    73,033    174,284    165,268    56,378    --   
Middle Atlantic 2,148,169    524,735    210,292    472,441    363,696    55,700    521,304   
East North Central 2,039,309    504,265    427,041    471,016    339,165    125,206    172,616   
West North Central 1,055,627    298,539    242,256    242,387    185,357    87,089    --   
South Atlantic 2,981,287    764,207    138,990    266,163    692,555    326,693    792,678   
East South Central 997,521    287,582    86,460    263,530    200,292    51,490 * 108,165   
West South Central 1,957,423    478,786    221,142    279,964    482,653    212,168    282,709   
Mountain 1,003,959    295,584    117,567    140,956    239,507    71,974    138,371   
Pacific 2,260,569    616,285    167,687    255,012    602,553    143,135    475,897   

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.3(2009) Standard error for number of full-time 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 120,661    0    52,894    82,341    147,725    93,117    702   
Census division:
New England 30,405    0    7,106    21,045    21,194    0    --   
Middle Atlantic 62,648    0    13,466    31,603    59,838    0    0   
East North Central 37,448    0    26,559    36,028    44,536    30,436    0   
West North Central 37,124    0    15,664    29,351    39,997    18,883    --   
South Atlantic 102,509    0    16,640    36,125    113,426    45,319    0   
East South Central 40,395    0    8,177    34,633    27,694    20,507 * 0   
West South Central 56,846    0    6,891    20,897    64,190    25,415    0   
Mountain 31,433    0    11,603    11,230    32,974    11,319    0   
Pacific 66,446    0    11,017    12,194    67,699    26,622    702   

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.