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% Change in Number of State Government Employees, 2003-2008


Region % Change in Number
 
United States2.7%
 
Alabama5.9%
Alaska3.3%
Arizona5.9%
Arkansas10.0%
California4.8%
Colorado6.4%
Connecticut3.5%
Delaware6.5%
District of Columbia5.4%
Florida2.0%
Georgia4.5%
Hawaii4.3%
Idaho5.1%
Illinois-3.7%
Indiana2.6%
Iowa3.8%
Kansas3.5%
Kentucky5.0%
Louisiana-1.8%
Maine0.7%
Maryland0.8%
Massachusetts5.0%
Michigan0.6%
Minnesota11.5%
Mississippi-3.5%
Missouri-0.9%
Montana-1.2%
Nebraska3.3%
Nevada14.0%
New Hampshire8.2%
New Jersey7.9%
New Mexico-9.5%
New York-0.1%
North Carolina13.2%
North Dakota6.2%
Ohio2.5%
Oklahoma5.6%
Oregon3.2%
Pennsylvania-2.2%
Rhode Island-5.6%
South Carolina-1.7%
South Dakota4.0%
Tennessee2.3%
Texas3.5%
Utah7.3%
Vermont9.8%
Virginia11.5%
Washington1.7%
West Virginia0.4%
Wisconsin0.0%
Wyoming6.7%

 

% Change in Number of State Government Employees

Footnote: Data from March of each year, not seasonally adjusted

Data Source:

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics



 

 
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