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Who Works For The US Government And Where?

Posted Aug 12, 2010 at 9:37 AM by Maurice Berger

A new Gallup survey reports that 17% of U.S. "workers say they work for federal, state, or local government, ranging from 38% in Washington, D.C., to 12% in Ohio. More than a quarter of workers in Washington, D.C., Alaska, Virginia, and Maryland work for government, as do upwards of 15% in the vast majority of states." Here is Gallup's chart:

States With Highest Perecentages of Government Workers, January-June 2010 States With Lowest Perecentages of Government Workers, January-June 2010