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Ohio near bottom in U.S. for government jobs
by DBJ Staff
Monday, May 14, 2012 

Ohio is not consumed by government workers. In fact, the state ranks near the bottom when it comes to the percentage of workers employed by government entities. 

According to an On Numbers analysis of seasonally adjusted data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics    , government jobs in Ohio totaled 764,900 in March. That equates to 14.9 percent of the state’s workforce and put it at No. 41 among the states for government employment. 

It comes as no surprise that Washington, D.C. is the overall government jobs leader. The district’s workforce included 247,000 government positions as of March, accounting for 33.4 percent of its total complement of 738,600 jobs. 

Alaska is the runner-up, with 25.8 percent of its workers being employed by the federal, state or local governments. Rounding out the top five are Wyoming (25.5 percent), New Mexico (24.3 percent) and Mississippi (22.7 percent). 

Five other states have crossed the 20 percent threshold: Oklahoma, Hawaii, West Virginia, Montana and Alabama. 

Pennsylvania ranked last on the list, with just 12.8 percent of its total jobs relating to government entities. 

Federal, state and local governments employ 22.2 million workers nationwide, equaling 16.7 percent of the U.S. workforce of 132.7 million. 

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