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New Jersey Ranks 22nd in the Nation in State Government Full-Time Employment (Per 10,000 Residents, 2005)
Source: US Census Bureau Statistical Abstract, 2005

Rank State Rate   Rank State Rate
             
1 Hawaii 426
26 Kansas 161
2 Alaska 370   27 Idaho 160
3 Delaware 291   28 Maine 160
4 North Dakota 285   29 Oregon 159
5 New Mexico 260   30 Missouri 158
6 Wyoming 230   31 Virginia 158
7 Vermont 230   32 North Carolina 156
8 Montana 209   33 New Hampshire 149
9 West Virginia 208   34 Indiana 148
10 Louisiana 201   35 Minnesota 145
11 Utah 199   36 Colorado 142
12 Arkansas 195   37 Tennessee 139
13 Mississippi 194   38 Massachusetts 138
14 Kentucky 190   39 Georgia 133
15 Alabama 187   40 Michigan 130
16 Washington 187   41 Pennsylvania 128
17 Rhode Island 185   42 New York 127
18 Nebraska 185   43 Wisconsin 127
19 Oklahoma 183   44 Texas 120
20 South Carolina 180   45 Ohio 119
21 Iowa 178   46 Arizona 117
22 NEW JERSEY 177   47 California 107
23 South Dakota 174   48 Nevada 107
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Connecticut 170   49 Florida 105
25 Maryland 162   50 Illinois 104
             
          50 State Average
177
          N.J. % Above Average 0%

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