Table III.B.1(2012) Number of State and local government employees by government type and size and census division: United States, 2012
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 19,247,360    5,286,085    2,356,929    3,426,529    4,213,474    1,296,600    2,667,743   
Census division:
New England 910,523    293,444    114,771    230,560    208,457    26,837 * --   
Middle Atlantic 2,590,087    646,422    290,740    541,380    514,880    55,556    541,109   
East North Central 2,828,104    747,801    580,995    688,142    584,290    107,791    119,085   
West North Central 1,456,137    410,680    386,073    295,786    309,678    53,919    --   
South Atlantic 3,663,825    976,380    178,668    394,091    737,852    473,363    903,470   
East South Central 1,190,075    376,307    135,816    279,989    225,884    61,775 * 110,304   
West South Central 2,332,794    614,799    300,336    376,127    484,053    297,948    259,531   
Mountain 1,366,938    414,514    154,328    220,506    329,436    55,319    192,835   
Pacific 2,908,877    805,738    215,202    399,946    818,943    164,093    504,954   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 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(2012) Standard error for number of State and local government employees by government type and size and census division: United States, 2012
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 203,354    0    68,789    93,245    260,631    142,335    0   
Census division:
New England 36,355    0    28,792    22,029    21,863    12,209 * --   
Middle Atlantic 80,886    0    14,540    29,781    89,630    0    0   
East North Central 47,453    0    38,732    63,145    73,371    0    0   
West North Central 33,482    0    7,575    39,160    42,267    0    --   
South Atlantic 106,335    0    21,594    39,852    156,225    48,962    0   
East South Central 34,905    0    9,159    12,717    47,171    27,069 * 0   
West South Central 45,023    0    27,915    23,196    55,856    33,040    0   
Mountain 44,716    0    6,854    21,167    53,060    12,804    0   
Pacific 50,359    0    20,406    27,330    71,830    34,414    0   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 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.