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Ask HN: How do I go about finding public data?

by ownedthx on 7/31/16, 9:49 PM with 2 comments

Say I wanted to know if I could find data on the number of public servants a particular city employs, and data on the sort of jobs these employees have, and any other related data?

I don't know the 1st step to take in terms of finding this data.

Any suggestions?

  • by mindcrime on 8/1/16, 12:05 AM

    For the US, check the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  • by dhruvkar on 8/2/16, 12:59 AM

    Enigma.io

    They have public datasets that might be useful.