Local Government Employment and Payroll March 2004 |
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The local government employment and payroll data are available in ASCII text format, Excel spreadsheets, and viewable tables. These statistics cover summary information on the number of employees and gross payrolls by governmental function for local governments (counties, municipalities, townships, special districts, and school districts). The statistics are presented by geographic area -- states, the District of Columbia, and Total Local Governments. Employment and gross payroll data pertain to a period of one month. Gross payrolls are 31-day monthly equivalent values and are in whole dollars. VIEWABLE DATA - Summary data for the Nation and by State DOWNLOADABLE DATA - Detailed data and record layouts ABOUT THE SURVEY - Background, purpose, and population of interest SURVEY CONTENT - Questionnaires and definitions SAMPLE DESIGN - Design and weighting DATA COLLECTION - Collection period and methods DATA PROCESSING - Editing, imputation, estimation, and variance estimation DATA QUALITY - Response rates and nonsampling errors RELATED INFORMATION - Related surveys and evaluation studies |