The U.S. Census Bureau

Federal, State, and Local Governments
Public Employment and Payroll Data
 
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The U.S. Bureau of the Census 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 through 1995. Beginning with the 1997 survey, data are for the month of March. There was no survey between October 1995 and March 1997.
 
 Available Data types and number of files vary somewhat depending upon reference year 
Description of Available Files
* Federal Government data viewable files by governmental function and state
* State Government data viewable and microdata files by governmental function
* State and Local Government data viewable and microdata files by governmental function
* Local Government data viewable and microdata files by governmental function

 Reference Information
* Technical Documentation information related to file layouts and definitions
* Government Finance and Employment Classification Manual definitions and explanations of detailed employment codes
* Sampling Design History PDF sampling methodology used for the finance and employment surveys for 1987-2003
* Survey Forms printable versions of the latest survey forms

 Related Links
* Press Releases
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* State and Local Government Finances state government and local government data on revenues, expenditures, indebtedness, and cash/securities
* State and Local Government Public Employee Retirement Systems state government and local government data on public employee retirement systems

 Contact Information
* Contact us by email or by phone at (800) 642-4901.


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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: November 06 2000
Last revised: October 26 2004
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