Government Employment per 10,000 Population

VT as Pct of
Vermont U.S. US
K-12 Education 323.0 208.3 155%
Higher Education 77.8 65.7 119%
General Government 36.3 20.7 175%
Transportation 35.3 17.1 207%
Public Welfare 29.8 18.1 164%
Police 23.9 28.5 84%
Corrections 17.4 21.8 80%
Natural Resources and Parks 14.8 13.7 108%
Health and Hospitals 13.1 44.1 30%
Judicial and Legal 11.3 12.8 88%

Total 642.5 508.6 126%

Total Excluding K-12 Education 319.5 300.3 106%
Total Excluding All Education 241.7 234.6 103%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau