Research Areas
State and Local Government Employees and Pay, by Function
State and local governments offer a wide variety of services, ranging from police protection and public education to state-run liquor stores and waste management services. These many government functions employ millions of full-time and part-time workers. As one example, of the 16.5 million full-time equivalent jobs in state and local governments in 2007, almost 54% were in elementary, secondary and higher education.
The data in this section, taken from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007 Census of Government Employment, provide information on many of these specific government functions, including average wages for employees working in the different government functions and the number of government employees per 10,000 state residents.
Articles from the Tax Foundation
- Where Do State and Local Governments Concentrate Their Spending?, by Gerald Prante, October 29, 2009
- New Data and Research on State Governments on Tax Foundation Website , by TF Staff, September 21, 2009
- State and Local Government Employees and Pay - Firefighters, 2007, September 21, 2009
- State and Local Government Employees and Pay - Fire Total, 2007 , September 21, 2009
- Full-Time Equivalent State and Local Government Employees per 10,000 Residents, by Function , September 21, 2009
- State and Local Government Employees and Pay - Hospitals, 2007, September 21, 2009
- State and Local Government Employees and Pay - Health, 2007 , September 21, 2009
- State and Local Government Employees and Pay - Public Welfare, 2007 , September 21, 2009
- Government Employees and Pay - Total Higher Education, 2007 , September 21, 2009
- Government Employees and Pay - All Other Higher Education, 2007 , September 21, 2009
- Government Employees and Pay - Higher Education Instructional Employees, 2007 , September 21, 2009
- Government Employees and Pay - Education Total, 2007 , September 21, 2009
- Government Employees and Pay - Other Education, 2007 , September 21, 2009
- Government Employees and Pay - Total Elementary and Secondary Education, 2007 , September 21, 2009
- Government Employees and Pay - All Other Elementary and Secondary Education, 2007 , September 21, 2009
- Government Employees and Pay - Elementary and Secondary Education Instructional Employees, 2007 , September 21, 2009
- State and Local Government Employees and Pay - Other Fire Employees, 2007 , September 21, 2009
- State and Local Government Employees and Pay - Other Police Employees, 2007 , September 21, 2009
- State and Local Government Employees and Pay - Police Total, 2007 , September 21, 2009
- State and Local Government Employees and Pay - Police Officers, 2007 , September 21, 2009
- Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees of State and Local Governments, by Selected Function, 2007 , September 21, 2009
- Percent of Total State and Local Government Full-Time Equivalent Employment by Function , September 21, 2009
- State and Local Government Employees and Pay by Government Function , September 21, 2009
- State and Local Government Employees and Pay - Corrections, 2007 , September 21, 2009
- State and Local Government Employees and Pay - Highways, 2007 , September 21, 2009