Federal, State, and Local Governments
Public Employment and Payroll Data
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The U.S. Census Bureau conducts an annual survey of government employment as authorized by Title 13, United States Code. This survey measures the number of government civilian employees and their gross payrolls for one month. Data are for the month of October for 1995 and all years prior. Beginning with the 1997 survey, data are for the month of March. There was no survey between October 1995 and March 1997.
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Federal Government data | viewable files by governmental function and state |
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State Government data | viewable and microdata files by governmental function |
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State and Local Government data | viewable and microdata files by governmental function |
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Local Government data | viewable and microdata files by governmental function |
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Build-a-Table | query system |
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Volume 3, Number 1 Employment of Major Local Governments
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Volume 3, Number 2 Compendium of Public Employment
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Government Finance and Employment Classification Manual | explains how government finances and employment data are categorized, and explains the item codes used to create those categories. |
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Sampling Design History |
sampling methodology used for the finance and employment surveys for 1987-2003 |
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Survey Forms | printable versions of the latest survey forms |
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Press Releases 2007 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 |
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State and Local Government Finances | state government and local government data on revenues, expenditures, indebtedness, and cash/securities |
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State and Local Government Public Employee Retirement Systems | state government and local government data on public employee retirement systems |
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Contact us by email or by phone at (800) 642-4901. For requests from media, contact our Public Information Office (PIO) at 301-763-3030 or email to pio@census.gov. |
