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

[ownedthx]

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?

[mindcrime]

For the US, check the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

[dhruvkar]

Enigma.io

They have public datasets that might be useful.