#'s vary, but i think it ranges around 20% work for the gov't

Though it seems preliminarily,

http://www.gallup.com/poll/141785/gov-employment-ranges-ohio.aspx

 conflicts with

http://www.gallup.com/poll/152606/hawaii-alaska-lead-gov-jobs.aspx


This is the story-ized version:

http://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/on-numbers/scott-thomas/2012/05/governments-employ-20-percent-of.html