March 08, 2007

State and Local Government Employment and Payroll

Ever wonder how many people are employed by state and local governments - from state-owned alcoholic beverage stores to law enforcement officers to higher education - and the payroll of these governments? The 2006 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Employment and Payroll has the data you are looking for. This survey measures the number of State, Local and Federal civilian government employees and their gross payrolls and provides data on full-time and part-time employment, part-time hours worked, full-time equivalent employment, and payroll statistics by governmental function.

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