Table III.B.1(2005) Number of State and local government employees by government type and size and census division: United States, 2005
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 19,051,568    5,078,267    2,644,770    3,309,343    3,939,603    1,317,944    2,761,642   
Census division:
New England 900,999    273,044    81,673    250,855    224,033    44,966    26,428   
Middle Atlantic 2,627,529    642,401    323,456    553,109    425,327    125,021 * 558,214   
East North Central 2,991,226    715,096    799,882    678,124    479,520    60,066    258,538   
West North Central 1,469,761    399,724    459,816    292,976    226,208    77,076    13,961   
South Atlantic 3,442,924    928,043    168,117    351,894    775,913    399,531    819,426   
East South Central 1,172,189    360,961    145,853    250,271    249,219    52,384    113,502   
West South Central 2,193,390    573,216    319,530    312,554    519,984    207,935    260,170   
Mountain 1,296,358    395,592    144,091    216,745    272,412    97,453    170,064   
Pacific 2,957,194    790,190    202,353    402,813    766,987    253,511    541,340   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2005 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.

Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.

 

Table III.B.1(2005) Standard error for number of State and local government employees by government type and size and census division: United States, 2005
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 221,384    0    163,182    131,575    140,977    54,006    0   
Census division:
New England 34,729    0    8,824    30,290    20,092    0    0   
Middle Atlantic 61,542    0    32,291    30,485    53,703    40,367 * 0   
East North Central 149,700    0    119,529    95,264    70,692    0    0   
West North Central 42,467    0    43,003    58,698    62,313    18,077    0   
South Atlantic 75,824    0    16,070    49,260    86,951    30,639    0   
East South Central 38,996    0    30,225    18,692    34,911    13,086    0   
West South Central 47,773    0    25,390    18,180    42,540    20,129    0   
Mountain 30,148    0    10,460    28,182    39,942    16,230    0   
Pacific 64,938    0    20,081    31,639    49,483    33,527    0   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2005 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.

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

Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.