As of March 2020, about 2.75 million people were employed by state governments in higher education in the United States. A further 457,998 people were employed by state governments in hospitals in that year.
Number of state government employees in the United States in 2020, by function
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US Census Bureau. (May 31, 2021). Number of state government employees in the United States in 2020, by function [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 29, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/204499/state-government-employees-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Number of state government employees in the United States in 2020, by function." Chart. May 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 29, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204499/state-government-employees-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2021). Number of state government employees in the United States in 2020, by function. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 29, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204499/state-government-employees-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Number of State Government Employees in The United States in 2020, by Function." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/204499/state-government-employees-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Number of state government employees in the United States in 2020, by function Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/204499/state-government-employees-in-the-us/ (last visited November 29, 2021)
