Table III.B.1(2008) Number of State and local government employees by government type and size and census division: United States, 2008
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 19,627,173    5,271,562    2,474,553    3,389,200    4,102,091    1,493,259    2,896,509   
Census division:
New England 930,954    294,318    130,001    241,086    189,535    51,508    --   
Middle Atlantic 2,691,720    662,077    301,394    536,265    482,898    96,122    612,964   
East North Central 2,952,782    743,330    663,203    696,918    523,018    131,186 * 195,127   
West North Central 1,491,136    403,272    373,842    264,406    336,880    101,615 * --   
South Atlantic 3,625,555    963,952    150,637    397,982    712,483    512,768    887,733   
East South Central 1,191,764    371,462    129,991    282,391    246,842    54,056 * 107,023   
West South Central 2,276,727    605,198    345,381    333,981    490,274    230,380    271,513   
Mountain 1,387,362    406,063    178,083    229,741    278,185    78,963    216,327   
Pacific 3,079,173    821,889    202,021    406,431    841,976    236,661    570,196   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 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(2008) Standard error for number of State and local government employees by government type and size and census division: United States, 2008
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 173,736    0    61,556    81,660    187,399    85,920    0   
Census division:
New England 23,857    0    13,653    30,703    21,444    0    --   
Middle Atlantic 50,515    0    20,728    30,432    48,729    27,734    0   
East North Central 70,481    0    33,939    63,957    75,806    42,746 * 0   
West North Central 57,601    0    13,599    38,313    81,890    35,394 * --   
South Atlantic 92,330    0    19,784    59,376    85,859    72,534    0   
East South Central 63,397    0    24,372    59,972    60,001    24,351 * 0   
West South Central 58,318    0    42,645    43,072    50,806    25,249    0   
Mountain 27,247    0    18,796    33,689    39,835    11,094    0   
Pacific 92,151    0    17,008    20,112    85,611    37,243    0   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 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.