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Reports & References

Census Bureau Reports

Official reports that present statistics about governments

how governments are organized
how they finance their activities
how many people they employ
how federal funds are distributed

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Technical Reports

Technical aspects of data about governments

Research reports: evaluations of surveys

Presentations & Brochures

Slide presentations with notes written by staff, and informational brochures.

Government Finance and Employment Classification Manual

Explains the conceptual framework behind the statistics on governments, from a technical standpoint.

how government finance and employment are measured
why those measurement approaches are used
how the activities of governments ("governmental functions") are categorized

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