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State and Local Government, Excluding Education and Hospitals
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State and local governments, excluding education and hospitals, employed about 7.9 million people in 2002. Two out of every three of these workers were employed in local government (table 1).
 
Table 1. Wage and salary employment in state and local government, except education and hospitals, 2002
(Employment in thousands)
Jurisdiction Employment Percent
State and local 7,851 100.0

Local

 5,415 69.0

State

 2,436 31.0

Local government employs more than three times as many service workers than does State government; most are firefighters and law enforcement workers.


 

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Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004-05 Edition