Table 26
State and Local Government Jobs Per 10,000 Residents, 1999
Rank	State	Amt.		Rank	State	Amt.
1	Wyoming	806		27	Missouri	$552
2	Alaska	784		28	Colorado	551
3	Mississippi	686		29	Rhode Island	549
4	New Mexico	663		30	New Jersey	545
5	Louisiana	638		31	Tennessee	543
6	Kansas	637		32	Virginia	542
7	NEW YORK	630		33	Kentucky	539
8	Nebraska	626		34	Oregon	533
9	Oklahoma	608		35	Maryland	524
10	South Carolina	599		36	Ohio	523
11	Alabama	599		37	West Virginia	522
12	North Dakota	593		38	Indiana	521
13	Iowa	592		39	Wisconsin	516
14	Idaho	587		40	Connecticut	515
15	Georgia	580		41	Washington	513
16	Arkansas	574		42	New Hampshire	512
17	Minnesota	573		43	Massachusetts	509
18	North Carolina	571		44	Illinois	504
19	Montana	571		45	Arizona	495
20	Texas	570		46	Florida	485
21	Utah	570		47	Michigan	483
22	Hawaii	569		48	California	480
23	Delaware	569		49	Nevada	469
24	Vermont	566		50	Pennsylvania	440
25	Maine	555		U.S. average		539
26	South Dakota	553		N.Y.S. % above avg.		16.9%
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.