Table III.B.3(2008) Number of full-time 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 14,999,831    3,911,760    1,781,492    2,621,991    3,088,219    1,197,449    2,398,920   
Census division:
New England 691,358    211,505    89,702    181,274    147,290    39,462    --   
Middle Atlantic 2,182,270    537,344    215,584    437,117    388,495    77,037    526,693   
East North Central 2,086,107    493,170    414,716    501,591    376,918    117,731 * 181,980   
West North Central 1,102,065    296,814    267,668    199,348    253,511    77,963 * --   
South Atlantic 2,866,507    755,786    126,865    322,557    565,470    393,054    702,776   
East South Central 982,568    283,844    106,645    236,939    212,897    43,049 * 99,193   
West South Central 1,888,190    468,544    282,782    290,352    409,102    200,938    236,472   
Mountain 1,005,456    274,020    129,349    173,045    211,551    58,414    159,075   
Pacific 2,195,310    590,733    148,180    279,768    522,985    189,800    463,843   

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.3(2008) Standard error for number of full-time 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 138,913    0    51,617    64,134    157,527    69,554    0   
Census division:
New England 17,093    0    9,175    22,353    17,151    0    --   
Middle Atlantic 48,267    0    19,040    25,104    40,106    19,055    0   
East North Central 66,889    0    30,769    52,672    62,202    37,391 * 0   
West North Central 46,801    0    11,722    29,605    68,976    30,983 * --   
South Atlantic 73,096    0    16,439    48,239    71,400    55,381    0   
East South Central 56,274    0    20,021    49,228    57,449    18,000 * 0   
West South Central 48,142    0    38,466    38,969    41,031    22,388    0   
Mountain 26,619    0    11,246    26,948    25,336    8,028    0   
Pacific 65,129    0    14,138    17,369    60,045    31,853    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.