Table III.B.3(2012) Number of full-time 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 14,536,406    3,818,869    1,679,276    2,608,996    3,156,390    1,043,739    2,229,136   
Census division:
New England 671,964    200,625    81,894 * 169,014    166,772    20,799 * --   
Middle Atlantic 2,011,818    506,498    190,931    419,468    384,439    37,401    473,081   
East North Central 1,977,739    479,140    387,297    499,335    412,463    93,449    106,056   
West North Central 1,035,286    295,050    260,398    204,443    235,913    39,482    --   
South Atlantic 2,913,179    732,843    141,194    327,468    597,332    382,756    731,588   
East South Central 961,986    287,103    107,493    236,116    182,470    51,830 * 96,975   
West South Central 1,928,473    464,798    254,330    318,169    402,157    262,341    226,678   
Mountain 996,254    285,754    105,800    164,949    254,556    40,654    144,542   
Pacific 2,039,706    567,058    149,939    270,036    520,288    115,027    417,357   

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.3(2012) Standard error for number of full-time 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 155,130    0    63,538    70,506    212,232    103,238    0   
Census division:
New England 35,986    0    24,605 * 18,694    20,464    9,320 * --   
Middle Atlantic 60,231    0    9,507    23,437    66,251    0    0   
East North Central 52,736    0    29,296    43,352    64,042    0    0   
West North Central 31,115    0    9,606    30,739    32,793    0    --   
South Atlantic 84,331    0    17,529    32,072    128,613    39,430    0   
East South Central 22,859    0    9,115    10,440    35,945    21,803 * 0   
West South Central 42,405    0    25,178    22,109    43,075    29,254    0   
Mountain 33,145    0    5,215    17,087    42,584    10,120    0   
Pacific 29,073    0    14,538    22,366    46,557    16,030    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.