The 90,740 state and local governments across the country had 16.6 million full-time equivalent employees in 2010, 203,321 fewer than were employed in 2009, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. The majority of these employees, 9.0 million, worked in education, followed by those working in hospitals (986,471) police protection (946,196) and corrections (731,692). …. Local governments — which include counties, cities, townships, special districts and school districts — accounted for 12.2 million full-time equivalent employees in 2010, while state governments employed 4.4 million. …. These estimates come from the Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Employment and Payroll.
Newsroom: Governments: State and Local Governments Employ 16.6 Million Full-Time Equivalent Employees in 2010
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