Ames, Iowa, had highest share of employment in government among metro areas
December 17, 2014
Ames, Iowa, had the highest share of nonfarm employment in government, 42.6 percent, among metropolitan areas in October 2014. Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana, had the lowest share, at 7.2 percent.
Employment in government as a percent of total nonfarm employment, metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted, October 2014
Area
Government employment (p)
Total nonfarm employment (p)
Government employment as a percent of total nonfarm employment (p)
Ames, IA
22,800
53,500
42.6%
Warner Robins, GA
24,500
58,800
41.7
State College, PA
32,800
79,200
41.4
Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA
7,900
20,000
39.5
Ann Arbor, MI
81,800
215,400
38.0
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
14,200
37,400
38.0
Manhattan, KS
21,900
59,700
36.7
Tallahassee, FL
62,700
172,800
36.3
Iowa City, IA
36,800
101,500
36.3
Corvallis, OR
14,000
39,700
35.3
Athens-Clarke County, GA
32,100
91,900
34.9
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
26,500
76,100
34.8
College Station-Bryan, TX
37,500
107,700
34.8
Jefferson City, MO
26,900
77,500
34.7
Olympia, WA
36,200
105,200
34.4
El Centro, CA
17,800
52,200
34.1
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
28,700
84,800
33.8
Champaign-Urbana, IL
37,000
110,500
33.5
Greenville, NC
27,800
83,200
33.4
Bloomington, IN
28,400
85,000
33.4
Lawton, OK
14,600
43,700
33.4
Carson City, NV
9,200
27,600
33.3
Auburn-Opelika, AL
20,000
60,400
33.1
Gainesville, FL
43,200
133,000
32.5
Charlottesville, VA
34,400
107,000
32.1
Flagstaff, AZ
21,200
66,000
32.1
Jacksonville, NC
15,600
49,900
31.3
Columbia, MO
32,300
104,100
31.0
Lawrence, KS
16,900
55,400
30.5
Fayetteville, NC
39,400
131,900
29.9
Fairbanks, AK
11,700
39,700
29.5
Cheyenne, WY
13,900
47,200
29.4
Las Cruces, NM
20,900
71,700
29.1
Dover, DE
19,600
67,500
29.0
Lafayette, IN
29,500
102,000
28.9
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
65,200
228,900
28.5
Elizabethtown, KY
14,100
49,700
28.4
Muncie, IN
14,900
53,100
28.1
Pine Bluff, AR
9,900
35,300
28.0
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX
37,600
134,600
27.9
Yuma, AZ
14,000
50,300
27.8
Merced, CA
17,600
63,400
27.8
Morgantown, WV
19,500
71,500
27.3
Salem, OR
41,100
151,400
27.1
Madera-Chowchilla, CA
9,600
35,700
26.9
Springfield, IL
30,000
111,600
26.9
Santa Fe, NM
16,600
61,900
26.8
Trenton-Ewing, NJ
67,500
254,500
26.5
Anniston-Oxford, AL
12,000
45,200
26.5
Tuscaloosa, AL
26,600
101,200
26.3
Yuba City, CA
10,300
39,600
26.0
Visalia-Porterville, CA
30,000
115,900
25.9
Logan, UT-ID
14,700
57,300
25.7
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA
227,100
892,700
25.4
Montgomery, AL
42,900
168,700
25.4
Grand Forks, ND-MN
14,700
57,900
25.4
Valdosta, GA
13,800
54,700
25.2
Norwich-New London, CT-RI Metropolitan NECTA
32,300
128,200
25.2
Brunswick, GA
10,200
40,800
25.0
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO
37,200
149,700
24.8
Utica-Rome, NY
32,100
129,300
24.8
Hattiesburg, MS
14,900
61,100
24.4
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
11,500
48,100
23.9
El Paso, TX
70,300
294,400
23.9
Clarksville, TN-KY
21,100
88,900
23.7
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
60,600
257,500
23.5
Salinas, CA
30,300
128,900
23.5
Topeka, KS
26,200
112,400
23.3
Kingston, NY
14,400
61,800
23.3
Madison, WI
86,700
372,400
23.3
Laredo, TX
22,800
98,100
23.2
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
56,200
243,100
23.1
Pocatello, ID
8,700
37,700
23.1
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS
24,600
106,700
23.1
Huntsville, AL
50,200
218,000
23.0
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
31,300
136,700
22.9
Farmington, NM
11,600
50,700
22.9
Salisbury, MD
12,300
53,900
22.8
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
66,400
292,400
22.7
Albuquerque, NM
83,800
371,600
22.6
Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR
12,500
55,600
22.5
Rochester-Dover, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA
12,700
56,600
22.4
Albany, GA
13,800
61,600
22.4
Cumberland, MD-WV
9,000
40,300
22.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
693,700
3,110,900
22.3
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
101,200
458,000
22.1
Columbia, SC
81,400
369,300
22.0
Jackson, MS
57,500
262,700
21.9
Alexandria, LA
13,600
62,200
21.9
Binghamton, NY
23,500
107,500
21.9
Goldsboro, NC
9,500
43,500
21.8
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA
38,600
177,300
21.8
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
20,900
96,000
21.8
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
46,100
212,500
21.7
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ
12,700
58,600
21.7
Redding, CA
13,500
62,400
21.6
Lincoln, NE
40,900
189,800
21.5
Honolulu, HI
99,800
464,300
21.5
Chico, CA
16,400
76,300
21.5
Ocean City, NJ
8,500
39,700
21.4
Tucson, AZ
79,100
370,600
21.3
Johnson City, TN
16,600
78,700
21.1
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA
9,000
42,800
21.0
Yakima, WA
17,400
83,100
20.9
Lubbock, TX
28,800
138,300
20.8
Oklahoma City, OK
131,700
634,500
20.8
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
46,600
224,700
20.7
Wichita Falls, TX
11,900
57,400
20.7
Pueblo, CO
12,500
60,600
20.6
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
156,000
756,400
20.6
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
72,100
350,400
20.6
Lexington-Fayette, KY
54,400
264,800
20.5
Fresno, CA
65,800
320,700
20.5
Pascagoula, MS
12,300
60,200
20.4
Danville, IL
5,900
28,900
20.4
Boulder, CO
36,900
180,900
20.4
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
16,600
81,400
20.4
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
22,200
109,000
20.4
Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA
13,700
67,300
20.4
Eugene-Springfield, OR
30,200
148,500
20.3
Bellingham, WA
17,700
87,300
20.3
Columbus, GA-AL
24,600
122,300
20.1
Lewiston, ID-WA
5,500
27,400
20.1
Owensboro, KY
10,700
53,500
20.0
Jackson, TN
12,500
62,500
20.0
Duluth, MN-WI
26,700
134,600
19.8
Harrisonburg, VA
13,100
66,500
19.7
Anchorage, AK
34,700
178,400
19.5
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC
61,800
318,800
19.4
Florence, SC
16,800
86,800
19.4
Colorado Springs, CO
50,100
258,900
19.4
Bowling Green, KY
12,900
67,000
19.3
Prescott, AZ
11,400
59,500
19.2
Rocky Mount, NC
10,500
55,000
19.1
Stockton, CA
39,400
207,300
19.0
Wilmington, NC
27,900
147,000
19.0
Glens Falls, NY
10,400
54,800
19.0
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
171,900
906,400
19.0
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
32,800
173,400
18.9
Charleston, WV
27,700
146,900
18.9
Bismarck, ND
13,700
72,800
18.8
Sumter, SC
7,300
38,800
18.8
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
24,300
129,400
18.8
Dothan, AL
10,800
57,600
18.8
Anderson, SC
12,600
67,600
18.6
Abilene, TX
12,500
67,300
18.6
Baton Rouge, LA
73,900
398,800
18.5
Missoula, MT
11,300
61,000
18.5
Greeley, CO
18,000
97,400
18.5
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
19,300
104,700
18.4
Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA
22,300
121,000
18.4
Coeur d'Alene, ID
10,900
59,200
18.4
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY
47,600
258,700
18.4
Syracuse, NY
58,200
317,200
18.3
San Angelo, TX
8,800
48,400
18.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
231,300
1,272,600
18.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
60,300
331,900
18.2
St. Joseph, MO-KS
11,500
64,100
17.9
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
39,600
221,200
17.9
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
22,600
126,500
17.9
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA
19,200
107,600
17.8
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
8,200
46,000
17.8
Amarillo, TX
20,400
114,800
17.8
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
29,100
163,900
17.8
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
10,000
56,500
17.7
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
20,500
115,900
17.7
Ocala, FL
16,200
91,800
17.6
New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA
12,600
71,600
17.6
Terre Haute, IN
12,600
72,000
17.5
Richmond, VA
113,000
648,100
17.4
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
162,900
937,700
17.4
Corpus Christi, TX
33,700
194,200
17.4
Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA
10,100
58,400
17.3
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
33,000
191,400
17.2
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA
233,700
1,358,500
17.2
Rapid City, SD
11,000
64,000
17.2
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA
8,500
49,600
17.1
Baltimore-Towson, MD
232,800
1,364,200
17.1
Battle Creek, MI
10,100
59,200
17.1
Dayton, OH
65,100
381,800
17.1
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL
12,300
72,700
16.9
Spokane, WA
37,100
220,800
16.8
Columbus, OH
166,300
990,500
16.8
Jonesboro, AR
9,100
54,300
16.8
Morristown, TN
7,900
47,200
16.7
Fort Smith, AR-OK
19,500
116,600
16.7
Palm Coast, FL
3,500
21,000
16.7
Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA
50,700
304,400
16.7
Modesto, CA
26,700
160,500
16.6
Bloomington-Normal, IL
14,900
89,700
16.6
Raleigh-Cary, NC
94,600
570,900
16.6
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
23,400
141,400
16.5
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
7,000
42,300
16.5
Waco, TX
17,800
107,700
16.5
Danville, VA
6,500
39,500
16.5
Monroe, LA
13,000
79,100
16.4
Grand Junction, CO
10,000
60,900
16.4
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
91,800
560,100
16.4
Elmira, NY
6,400
39,300
16.3
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
23,800
147,000
16.2
Boise City-Nampa, ID
46,400
286,900
16.2
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
15,100
93,600
16.1
Winchester, VA-WV
9,700
60,400
16.1
Lake Charles, LA
15,400
96,200
16.0
Spartanburg, SC
21,200
132,800
16.0
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
9,100
57,700
15.8
Salt Lake City, UT
107,400
687,300
15.6
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
25,300
162,000
15.6
Port St. Lucie, FL
20,200
130,200
15.5
Medford, OR
12,300
79,300
15.5
Kankakee-Bradley, IL
6,900
44,500
15.5
Great Falls, MT
5,700
36,900
15.4
Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA
10,200
66,100
15.4
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH
11,000
71,500
15.4
Rome, GA
6,100
39,700
15.4
Rochester, NY
80,100
522,200
15.3
Toledo, OH
48,200
314,800
15.3
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
78,900
515,700
15.3
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA
85,900
562,400
15.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
33,600
220,100
15.3
Victoria, TX
8,600
56,400
15.2
Eau Claire, WI
12,900
85,100
15.2
St. George, UT
8,300
54,900
15.1
Asheville, NC
27,700
183,500
15.1
Chattanooga, TN-GA
36,700
243,900
15.0
Lebanon, PA
7,800
51,900
15.0
Decatur, AL
8,100
53,900
15.0
Anderson, IN
6,300
42,000
15.0
Longview, WA
5,700
38,100
15.0
Akron, OH
49,800
333,100
15.0
Macon, GA
14,900
99,700
14.9
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
44,000
295,600
14.9
Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA
15,400
103,800
14.8
Gadsden, AL
5,500
37,300
14.7
Bay City, MI
5,600
38,000
14.7
Springfield, MO
30,200
205,100
14.7
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
28,700
195,000
14.7
Kansas City, MO-KS
150,500
1,024,200
14.7
Wheeling, WV-OH
10,200
69,700
14.6
La Crosse, WI-MN
11,500
78,600
14.6
Mansfield, OH
7,700
52,700
14.6
Provo-Orem, UT
31,600
216,900
14.6
Knoxville, TN
50,400
346,000
14.6
St. Cloud, MN
15,700
107,800
14.6
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC
47,200
324,600
14.5
Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA
37,400
257,300
14.5
Napa, CA
10,300
71,100
14.5
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
268,900
1,860,100
14.5
Casper, WY
6,200
42,900
14.5
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO
194,400
1,348,900
14.4
Mobile, AL
25,000
173,600
14.4
Reno-Sparks, NV
29,500
205,300
14.4
Holland-Grand Haven, MI
17,400
121,100
14.4
Springfield, OH
7,600
53,700
14.2
Wichita, KS
41,400
292,600
14.1
Ithaca, NY
10,200
72,600
14.0
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
25,500
182,000
14.0
Jackson, MI
7,600
54,300
14.0
Bend, OR
9,400
67,300
14.0
Sherman-Denison, TX
6,300
45,200
13.9
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA
1,241,100
8,910,600
13.9
Savannah, GA
23,200
166,700
13.9
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
8,500
61,100
13.9
Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL
6,300
45,300
13.9
Johnstown, PA
8,200
59,000
13.9
Sandusky, OH
5,300
38,200
13.9
Lynchburg, VA
14,100
101,800
13.9
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
302,900
2,192,000
13.8
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
27,600
200,000
13.8
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA
16,600
120,400
13.8
Tyler, TX
13,500
98,000
13.8
Idaho Falls, ID
7,200
52,300
13.8
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC
125,300
910,600
13.8
Williamsport, PA
7,900
57,500
13.7
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
148,100
1,082,800
13.7
Flint, MI
18,900
138,800
13.6
Tulsa, OK
60,400
443,700
13.6
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
65,800
485,000
13.6
Fond du Lac, WI
6,500
48,000
13.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
82,900
614,100
13.5
Joplin, MO
11,200
83,200
13.5
Erie, PA
17,800
132,500
13.4
Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA
4,900
36,500
13.4
Punta Gorda, FL
5,900
44,200
13.3
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA
74,600
559,400
13.3
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
12,800
96,000
13.3
Janesville, WI
8,800
66,100
13.3
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN
85,400
641,600
13.3
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
46,100
346,600
13.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
246,000
1,857,800
13.2
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
389,200
2,939,500
13.2
Roanoke, VA
20,900
158,100
13.2
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC
16,300
123,500
13.2
Kokomo, IN
6,100
46,300
13.2
Fargo, ND-MN
18,300
140,000
13.1
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
13,500
103,600
13.0
Greensboro-High Point, NC
46,000
353,100
13.0
Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA
9,200
70,700
13.0
Altoona, PA
8,000
61,500
13.0
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ
244,100
1,886,500
12.9
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
29,600
229,300
12.9
Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV
5,600
43,500
12.9
Gainesville, GA
10,300
80,100
12.9
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
319,900
2,489,100
12.9
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI
11,600
90,600
12.8
Hot Springs, AR
4,800
37,600
12.8
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
153,600
1,203,800
12.8
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
20,600
161,500
12.8
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
310,800
2,440,700
12.7
Reading, PA
21,900
172,100
12.7
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH
132,600
1,046,700
12.7
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN
122,500
967,900
12.7
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
408,600
3,245,100
12.6
Monroe, MI
5,300
42,200
12.6
Cleveland, TN
5,700
45,400
12.6
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
106,100
847,700
12.5
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN
130,700
1,051,400
12.4
Winston-Salem, NC
26,500
213,900
12.4
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
559,900
4,537,100
12.3
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA
70,700
573,100
12.3
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
9,500
77,400
12.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
698,700
5,725,300
12.2
Green Bay, WI
21,100
173,400
12.2
Columbus, IN
6,200
51,300
12.1
St. Louis, MO-IL
161,800
1,346,900
12.0
Odessa, TX
9,200
76,700
12.0
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
333,800
2,784,300
12.0
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan NECTA
24,100
201,900
11.9
Peoria, IL
21,200
178,700
11.9
Canton-Massillon, OH
20,500
173,300
11.8
New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA
33,400
282,700
11.8
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
7,400
62,800
11.8
Burlington, NC
7,100
60,400
11.8
Cedar Rapids, IA
16,700
142,700
11.7
Jacksonville, FL
74,400
637,100
11.7
York-Hanover, PA
20,700
178,500
11.6
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA
305,000
2,630,100
11.6
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
29,200
254,000
11.5
Billings, MT
9,700
84,400
11.5
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
15,700
137,000
11.5
Lima, OH
6,100
53,300
11.4
Racine, WI
8,700
76,500
11.4
Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA
5,700
50,300
11.3
Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA
11,500
102,000
11.3
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
39,700
353,300
11.2
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA
47,400
422,100
11.2
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV
99,100
882,800
11.2
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
5,100
45,600
11.2
Longview, TX
11,600
105,500
11.0
Rockford, IL
16,300
148,800
11.0
Wausau, WI
7,400
68,000
10.9
Decatur, IL
5,600
51,500
10.9
Dalton, GA
6,900
63,800
10.8
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
91,700
855,500
10.7
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
119,700
1,117,900
10.7
Evansville, IN-KY
19,300
180,900
10.7
Naples-Marco Island, FL
13,300
128,500
10.4
Lafayette, LA
16,800
164,500
10.2
Fort Wayne, IN
22,300
220,100
10.1
Pittsburgh, PA
119,300
1,180,000
10.1
Appleton, WI
12,100
119,900
10.1
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL
26,700
265,900
10.0
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI
188,600
1,890,800
10.0
Sheboygan, WI
6,000
60,400
9.9
Rochester, MN
10,700
109,100
9.8
Sioux Falls, SD
14,200
147,500
9.6
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
96,400
1,011,500
9.5
Midland, TX
8,700
92,900
9.4
Lancaster, PA
20,600
236,900
8.7
Dubuque, IA
5,000
61,600
8.1
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
33,300
426,300
7.8
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
9,100
126,800
7.2
Other areas with high shares of nonfarm employment in government were Warner-Robins, Georgia; State College, Pennsylvania; Hinesville-Fort Stewart, Georgia; Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Hanford-Corcoran, California.
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics (State and Area) program. The estimates are not seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary and subject to revision. To learn more, see "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment — October 2014" (HTML ) (PDF ).
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Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily , Ames, Iowa, had highest share of employment in government among metro areas at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2014/ted_20141217.htm (visited October 08, 2024 ).
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