Table 25
State & Local Government Jobs Per 10,000 Residents, 1997
Rank	State	Amt.		Rank	State	Amt.
1	Wyoming	801		27	Virginia	532
2	Alaska	746		28	Oregon	529
3	New Mexico	644		29	Utah	528
4	Mississippi	635		30	Kentucky	528
5	Nebraska	634		31	Indiana	524
6	Kansas	626		32	New Jersey	523
7	NEW YORK	612		33	Washington	522
8	Louisiana	608		34	Vermont	514
9	Oklahoma	607		35	Tennessee	514
10	Alabama	593		36	Wisconsin	512
11	Iowa	591		37	West Virginia	508
12	South Carolina	585		38	Connecticut	502
13	Georgia	582		39	Ohio	501
14	Montana	579		40	Illinois	501
15	Texas	574		41	Rhode Island	499
16	North Dakota	571		42	Florida	498
17	Idaho	568		43	Arizona	498
18	North Carolina	560		44	Massachusetts	497
19	Minnesota	555		45	Maryland	494
20	Delaware	554		46	Michigan	481
21	Hawaii	554		47	New Hampshire	477
22	Arkansas	552		48	California	475
23	Colorado	546		49	Nevada	474
24	South Dakota	540		50	Pennsylvania	430
25	Missouri	537		U.S. average		531
26	Maine	535		N.Y.S. % above avg.		15.2%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau data; calculations by The Public Policy Institute
New York's public-sector employment is significantly above the level of most other states in hospitals, police, corrections and welfare.