Isn’t technology wonderful? I’ve just finished compiling 2005 local government employment and payroll data from the U.S. Census Bureau, along with some relevant private-sector data, for New York City, the Rest of New York State, the U.S. average, and (well almost done) New Jersey. And, I’m told by the management that I can actually attach the spreadsheet to this post, available for you to download. I will attempt to do so, but if that doesn’t work you can still get it by e-mailing me at vampire-state (at) att.net. I’ll be writing about the implications of the numbers (which are very much like those in 2002, 2000, 1997, etc. etc.) in the coming weeks, but for now I’ll just provide them and explain how they are calculated.