Census: U.S. Has 8.9 Million Education Workers

"Education workers made up more than half of the United States' 16.7 million state and local government employees last year, Census figures indicate. New data released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau shows there were 8.9 million teachers and other education workers on state and local government payrolls in 2008, a 1.4 percent increase in employment from 2007."