This statistic shows the number of people employed full-time by state and local governments in the United States in 2022, by job function. The elementary and secondary education sector was the area with the highest number of state and local government employees in 2022 with over six million full-time employees.
Number of full-time employees of state and local government in the United States in 2022, by job function
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US Census Bureau. (June 1, 2022). Number of full-time employees of state and local government in the United States in 2022, by job function [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/750777/number-of-state-and-local-government-employees-in-us-by-function/
US Census Bureau. "Number of full-time employees of state and local government in the United States in 2022, by job function." Chart. June 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/750777/number-of-state-and-local-government-employees-in-us-by-function/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Number of full-time employees of state and local government in the United States in 2022, by job function. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/750777/number-of-state-and-local-government-employees-in-us-by-function/
US Census Bureau. "Number of Full-time Employees of State and Local Government in The United States in 2022, by Job Function." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/750777/number-of-state-and-local-government-employees-in-us-by-function/
US Census Bureau, Number of full-time employees of state and local government in the United States in 2022, by job function Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/750777/number-of-state-and-local-government-employees-in-us-by-function/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Number of full-time employees of state and local government in the United States in 2022, by job function [Graph], US Census Bureau, June 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/750777/number-of-state-and-local-government-employees-in-us-by-function/