10 States Where A Ridiculous Number Of People Work For The Government
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businessinsider.com
Barack Obama's biggest supporters these days aren't Democrats. They are:
• The unemployed, who make up 9.6% of the workforce
• Government workers, who make up 14.1% of the workforce
These groups represent nearly a quarter of workers, and of course they support the man who sends their paycheck.
What might surprise you about government employment statistics, from CEPR, is that the highest numbers are in Tea Party hot zones like Alaska.
#10 Nebraska - Gov. Dave Heineman
Public employees: 128,025 - % of all employees: 16.0
#9 New York - Gov. David Patterson
Public employees: 1,296,806 - % of all employees: 16.3
#8 Idaho - Gov. Butch Otter
Public employees: 96,225 - % of all employees: 16.4
#7 Kansas - Gov. Mark Parkinson
Public employees: 201,660 - % of all employees: 16.5
#6 West Virginia - Gov. Joe Manchin III
Public employees: 114,169 - % of all employees: 16.7
#5 North Dakota - Gov. John Hoeven
Public employees: 49,454 - % of all employees: 16.8
#4 Mississippi - Gov. Haley Barbour
Public employees: 191,831 - % of all employees: 18.9
#3 New Mexico - Gov. Bill Richardson
Public employees: 148,882 - % of all employees: 19.9
#2 Alaska - Gov. Sean Parnell
Public employees: 60,067 - % of all employees: 20.8
#1 Wyoming - Gov. David Freudenthal
Public employees: 52,433 - % of all employees: 22.0
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