Local Government Employment and Payroll

Local Government Employment and Payroll
March 1997

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The Local Government Employment and Payroll data contain statistics on the number of employees and gross payrolls for one month for local governments. These are statistics for the 50 state governments and the District of Columbia, as well as a Local National summary total. The statistics are available in ASCII text format, Excel file, and viewable tables. Information about the content of the tables and files can be found in the Technical Documentation.

Viewable Data

list of state summary tables

	US Summary Table
	State Summary Table

Downloadable Data

	Excel Spreadsheet - Summary of data by function at state level
	Total Data File - Census Data by function at state level
	Total ID File - ID File to accompany Total Data File
	Individual Unit Data File - Reported and imputed data at unit ID level
	File Size: Compressed 5.7MB Expanded 48MB
	Individual Unit ID File - ID file to accompany Individual Unit Data File
	File Size: Compressed 1.7MB Expanded 17.4MB
	County Area Data File - Data by function at individual county level
	County Area ID File - ID file to accompany county area data file

Reference Information

	Technical Documentation - Information related to file layouts and definitions
	Classification Manual - Definitions and explanations of detailed employment and finance codes

Related Information

	Federal Government Employment and Payroll - March 1997
	State Government Employment and Payroll - March 1997
	State and Local Government Employment and Payroll - March 1997

Publications

	1997 Census - Compendium of Public Employment
	1997 Census - Employment of Major Local Governments
	County Area Finance and Employment FastFacts