State and local government workers per 1,000 residents, 1990–2010
| State and local employees | Local employees | |
|---|---|---|
| 1990-01-01 | 60.51661 | 43.433 |
| 1990-02-01 | 60.55613 | 43.4438 |
| 1990-03-01 | 60.63965 | 43.4999 |
| 1990-04-01 | 60.64034 | 43.5048 |
| 1990-05-01 | 60.76173 | 43.5878 |
| 1990-06-01 | 60.9328 | 43.6063 |
| 1990-07-01 | 61.11173 | 43.8409 |
| 1990-08-01 | 61.02484 | 43.7711 |
| 1990-09-01 | 61.02069 | 43.7645 |
| 1990-10-01 | 61.05785 | 43.7829 |
| 1990-11-01 | 61.03936 | 43.7604 |
| 1990-12-01 | 61.03503 | 43.7554 |
| 1991-01-01 | 61.04276 | 43.7415 |
| 1991-02-01 | 61.02286 | 43.7424 |
| 1991-03-01 | 60.9933 | 43.7212 |
| 1991-04-01 | 60.95162 | 43.7218 |
| 1991-05-01 | 60.89841 | 43.6791 |
| 1991-06-01 | 61.04887 | 43.7547 |
| 1991-07-01 | 61.0076 | 43.8474 |
| 1991-08-01 | 60.85727 | 43.734 |
| 1991-09-01 | 60.68643 | 43.6122 |
| 1991-10-01 | 60.76994 | 43.6929 |
| 1991-11-01 | 60.84768 | 43.7386 |
| 1991-12-01 | 60.87134 | 43.7709 |
| 1992-01-01 | 60.93318 | 43.822 |
| 1992-02-01 | 60.94391 | 43.825 |
| 1992-03-01 | 60.98481 | 43.8712 |
| 1992-04-01 | 61.02534 | 43.8998 |
| 1992-05-01 | 61.0024 | 43.8457 |
| 1992-06-01 | 60.973 | 43.8016 |
| 1992-07-01 | 61.1147 | 43.9247 |
| 1992-08-01 | 61.32208 | 44.1158 |
| 1992-09-01 | 61.04493 | 43.8287 |
| 1992-10-01 | 61.03288 | 43.8337 |
| 1992-11-01 | 61.04274 | 43.8587 |
| 1992-12-01 | 61.05343 | 43.86 |
| 1993-01-01 | 61.11435 | 43.9038 |
| 1993-02-01 | 61.11178 | 43.9056 |
| 1993-03-01 | 61.107 | 43.8932 |
| 1993-04-01 | 61.17249 | 43.9298 |
| 1993-05-01 | 61.17529 | 43.9194 |
| 1993-06-01 | 61.17024 | 43.937 |
| 1993-07-01 | 61.4359 | 44.1951 |
| 1993-08-01 | 61.26663 | 44.0196 |
| 1993-09-01 | 61.2726 | 43.9956 |
| 1993-10-01 | 61.27591 | 44.007 |
| 1993-11-01 | 61.32543 | 44.0624 |
| 1993-12-01 | 61.41993 | 44.1389 |
| 1994-01-01 | 61.44648 | 44.1969 |
| 1994-02-01 | 61.43681 | 44.193 |
| 1994-03-01 | 61.54708 | 44.2688 |
| 1994-04-01 | 61.64162 | 44.3284 |
| 1994-05-01 | 61.76653 | 44.4352 |
| 1994-06-01 | 61.77798 | 44.4382 |
| 1994-07-01 | 61.84424 | 44.4207 |
| 1994-08-01 | 61.82221 | 44.3608 |
| 1994-09-01 | 61.87102 | 44.429 |
| 1994-10-01 | 61.84994 | 44.385 |
| 1994-11-01 | 61.9257 | 44.4324 |
| 1994-12-01 | 61.95148 | 44.448 |
| 1995-01-01 | 61.96707 | 44.4455 |
| 1995-02-01 | 61.96328 | 44.4302 |
| 1995-03-01 | 62.00493 | 44.4754 |
| 1995-04-01 | 61.97437 | 44.4808 |
| 1995-05-01 | 61.87641 | 44.4289 |
| 1995-06-01 | 61.9146 | 44.4924 |
| 1995-07-01 | 61.85544 | 44.4895 |
| 1995-08-01 | 61.78165 | 44.4643 |
| 1995-09-01 | 61.76634 | 44.4691 |
| 1995-10-01 | 61.80456 | 44.5045 |
| 1995-11-01 | 61.81947 | 44.5474 |
| 1995-12-01 | 61.81539 | 44.5617 |
| 1996-01-01 | 61.71896 | 44.5197 |
| 1996-02-01 | 61.78176 | 44.544 |
| 1996-03-01 | 61.92222 | 44.6993 |
| 1996-04-01 | 61.82189 | 44.6341 |
| 1996-05-01 | 61.84134 | 44.6735 |
| 1996-06-01 | 61.78495 | 44.6571 |
| 1996-07-01 | 61.81698 | 44.7218 |
| 1996-08-01 | 61.60177 | 44.5743 |
| 1996-09-01 | 61.79056 | 44.7936 |
| 1996-10-01 | 61.7523 | 44.811 |
| 1996-11-01 | 61.7252 | 44.8098 |
| 1996-12-01 | 61.71323 | 44.828 |
| 1997-01-01 | 61.71875 | 44.8519 |
| 1997-02-01 | 61.7118 | 44.8589 |
| 1997-03-01 | 61.70237 | 44.8935 |
| 1997-04-01 | 61.69808 | 44.8834 |
| 1997-05-01 | 61.64308 | 44.837 |
| 1997-06-01 | 61.78885 | 44.9927 |
| 1997-07-01 | 61.95404 | 45.0621 |
| 1997-08-01 | 61.63148 | 44.8658 |
| 1997-09-01 | 61.80521 | 45.0772 |
| 1997-10-01 | 61.88379 | 45.1412 |
| 1997-11-01 | 61.8876 | 45.1581 |
| 1997-12-01 | 61.87585 | 45.1905 |
| 1998-01-01 | 61.89509 | 45.2106 |
| 1998-02-01 | 61.92011 | 45.2776 |
| 1998-03-01 | 61.91669 | 45.2723 |
| 1998-04-01 | 61.98239 | 45.3244 |
| 1998-05-01 | 62.10173 | 45.4051 |
| 1998-06-01 | 62.05499 | 45.3675 |
| 1998-07-01 | 62.1444 | 45.3941 |
| 1998-08-01 | 62.1631 | 45.4095 |
| 1998-09-01 | 62.20502 | 45.4404 |
| 1998-10-01 | 62.17622 | 45.4472 |
| 1998-11-01 | 62.22658 | 45.5032 |
| 1998-12-01 | 62.31488 | 45.5561 |
| 1999-01-01 | 62.34566 | 45.5812 |
| 1999-02-01 | 62.48741 | 45.6812 |
| 1999-03-01 | 62.54898 | 45.7336 |
| 1999-04-01 | 62.64657 | 45.8142 |
| 1999-05-01 | 62.66213 | 45.8314 |
| 1999-06-01 | 62.74529 | 45.9461 |
| 1999-07-01 | 62.92272 | 46.0767 |
| 1999-08-01 | 62.95377 | 46.0977 |
| 1999-09-01 | 63.01469 | 46.1017 |
| 1999-10-01 | 63.13637 | 46.1844 |
| 1999-11-01 | 63.21153 | 46.2436 |
| 1999-12-01 | 63.29885 | 46.3315 |
| 2000-01-01 | 63.36128 | 46.4025 |
| 2000-02-01 | 63.31306 | 46.3672 |
| 2000-03-01 | 63.42725 | 46.4626 |
| 2000-04-01 | 63.52143 | 46.5395 |
| 2000-05-01 | 63.51352 | 46.5593 |
| 2000-06-01 | 63.38657 | 46.458 |
| 2000-07-01 | 63.47717 | 46.5428 |
| 2000-08-01 | 63.57265 | 46.6119 |
| 2000-09-01 | 63.58418 | 46.6048 |
| 2000-10-01 | 63.58382 | 46.6206 |
| 2000-11-01 | 63.58373 | 46.618 |
| 2000-12-01 | 63.65617 | 46.6873 |
| 2001-01-01 | 63.68695 | 46.7632 |
| 2001-02-01 | 63.89171 | 46.8612 |
| 2001-03-01 | 63.97046 | 46.907 |
| 2001-04-01 | 64.08369 | 47.02 |
| 2001-05-01 | 64.15154 | 47.0349 |
| 2001-06-01 | 64.39652 | 47.2003 |
| 2001-07-01 | 64.49849 | 47.2505 |
| 2001-08-01 | 64.56561 | 47.2879 |
| 2001-09-01 | 64.62289 | 47.2882 |
| 2001-10-01 | 64.7051 | 47.3614 |
| 2001-11-01 | 64.84227 | 47.4609 |
| 2001-12-01 | 64.91957 | 47.4962 |
| 2002-01-01 | 64.92949 | 47.4776 |
| 2002-02-01 | 64.9247 | 47.5132 |
| 2002-03-01 | 65.03012 | 47.5817 |
| 2002-04-01 | 65.02504 | 47.5718 |
| 2002-05-01 | 65.17559 | 47.6596 |
| 2002-06-01 | 65.24261 | 47.6544 |
| 2002-07-01 | 65.20886 | 47.6215 |
| 2002-08-01 | 65.28992 | 47.7112 |
| 2002-09-01 | 65.06178 | 47.6616 |
| 2002-10-01 | 65.00848 | 47.6547 |
| 2002-11-01 | 65.02805 | 47.6538 |
| 2002-12-01 | 65.00918 | 47.637 |
| 2003-01-01 | 65.06331 | 47.6758 |
| 2003-02-01 | 65.01239 | 47.6435 |
| 2003-03-01 | 64.91303 | 47.5905 |
| 2003-04-01 | 64.88927 | 47.5967 |
| 2003-05-01 | 64.79855 | 47.5467 |
| 2003-06-01 | 64.84528 | 47.6489 |
| 2003-07-01 | 64.89581 | 47.7684 |
| 2003-08-01 | 64.60601 | 47.514 |
| 2003-09-01 | 64.37916 | 47.2846 |
| 2003-10-01 | 64.5325 | 47.4288 |
| 2003-11-01 | 64.45013 | 47.3566 |
| 2003-12-01 | 64.40235 | 47.3446 |
| 2004-01-01 | 64.36179 | 47.3695 |
| 2004-02-01 | 64.36751 | 47.3786 |
| 2004-03-01 | 64.45493 | 47.4568 |
| 2004-04-01 | 64.4206 | 47.4351 |
| 2004-05-01 | 64.45117 | 47.4851 |
| 2004-06-01 | 64.35716 | 47.3803 |
| 2004-07-01 | 64.32497 | 47.3484 |
| 2004-08-01 | 64.337 | 47.365 |
| 2004-09-01 | 64.31247 | 47.355 |
| 2004-10-01 | 64.34422 | 47.3745 |
| 2004-11-01 | 64.40472 | 47.4316 |
| 2004-12-01 | 64.35489 | 47.4051 |
| 2005-01-01 | 64.45269 | 47.4342 |
| 2005-02-01 | 64.43808 | 47.4441 |
| 2005-03-01 | 64.36789 | 47.3912 |
| 2005-04-01 | 64.39812 | 47.4128 |
| 2005-05-01 | 64.41239 | 47.4292 |
| 2005-06-01 | 64.30444 | 47.3109 |
| 2005-07-01 | 64.58442 | 47.5681 |
| 2005-08-01 | 64.5392 | 47.5442 |
| 2005-09-01 | 64.41708 | 47.4306 |
| 2005-10-01 | 64.29562 | 47.3344 |
| 2005-11-01 | 64.33227 | 47.3576 |
| 2005-12-01 | 64.37123 | 47.3555 |
| 2006-01-01 | 64.23717 | 47.3279 |
| 2006-02-01 | 64.27646 | 47.3252 |
| 2006-03-01 | 64.31591 | 47.3428 |
| 2006-04-01 | 64.3219 | 47.3446 |
| 2006-05-01 | 64.29567 | 47.3038 |
| 2006-06-01 | 64.22329 | 47.2553 |
| 2006-07-01 | 64.32528 | 47.3518 |
| 2006-08-01 | 64.41825 | 47.4299 |
| 2006-09-01 | 64.59603 | 47.5741 |
| 2006-10-01 | 64.49214 | 47.4928 |
| 2006-11-01 | 64.49313 | 47.4985 |
| 2006-12-01 | 64.45362 | 47.4795 |
| 2007-01-01 | 64.4234 | 47.4991 |
| 2007-02-01 | 64.49093 | 47.4897 |
| 2007-03-01 | 64.50713 | 47.505 |
| 2007-04-01 | 64.54022 | 47.5413 |
| 2007-05-01 | 64.54759 | 47.5616 |
| 2007-06-01 | 64.55248 | 47.5477 |
| 2007-07-01 | 64.38325 | 47.4331 |
| 2007-08-01 | 64.4728 | 47.5672 |
| 2007-09-01 | 64.59183 | 47.6126 |
| 2007-10-01 | 64.60551 | 47.6574 |
| 2007-11-01 | 64.64194 | 47.6912 |
| 2007-12-01 | 64.6912 | 47.7469 |
| 2008-01-01 | 64.74337 | 47.7816 |
| 2008-02-01 | 64.76552 | 47.8251 |
| 2008-03-01 | 64.79285 | 47.837 |
| 2008-04-01 | 64.76126 | 47.804 |
| 2008-05-01 | 64.81929 | 47.857 |
| 2008-06-01 | 64.87477 | 47.8697 |
| 2008-07-01 | 64.96434 | 47.9334 |
| 2008-08-01 | 64.91173 | 47.8192 |
| 2008-09-01 | 64.75079 | 47.7713 |
| 2008-10-01 | 64.72506 | 47.7657 |
| 2008-11-01 | 64.6923 | 47.7066 |
| 2008-12-01 | 64.64295 | 47.6791 |
| 2009-01-01 | 64.64233 | 47.6376 |
| 2009-02-01 | 64.56877 | 47.6237 |
| 2009-03-01 | 64.46436 | 47.5655 |
| 2009-04-01 | 64.40299 | 47.5118 |
| 2009-05-01 | 64.35189 | 47.4487 |
| 2009-06-01 | 64.35421 | 47.5121 |
| 2009-07-01 | 64.03872 | 47.3818 |
| 2009-08-01 | 64.03627 | 47.2334 |
| 2009-09-01 | 63.75144 | 47.0537 |
| 2009-10-01 | 63.8407 | 47.1172 |
| 2009-11-01 | 63.84841 | 47.1373 |
| 2009-12-01 | 63.67757 | 46.9878 |
| 2010-01-01 | 63.53596 | 46.8862 |
| 2010-02-01 | 63.42164 | 46.7597 |
| 2010-03-01 | 63.35459 | 46.7252 |
| 2010-04-01 | 63.35145 | 46.7333 |
| 2010-05-01 | 63.27862 | 46.6735 |
| 2010-06-01 | 63.23152 | 46.6427 |
| 2010-07-01 | 63.02583 | 46.4445 |
| 2010-08-01 | 62.80891 | 46.2614 |
| 2010-09-01 | 62.50363 | 45.9935 |
| 2010-10-01 | 62.6039 | 46.0412 |
| 2010-11-01 | 62.52938 | 45.977 |
| 2010-12-01 | 62.4087 | 45.8822 |
Source: Sylvia Allegretto, Ken Jacobs, and Laurel Lucia, Wrong Target: Public Sector Unions and State Budget Deficits, Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, University of California-Berkeley, October 2011, http://www.irle.berkeley.edu/research/state_budget_deficits_oct2011.pdf