2000 Public Employment Data
State and Local Governments
Louisiana

Population (April, 2000) 4,468,976   


                                                                   Full-time
                                                   Total           Equivalent
                       Full-time                   March           Employment
                       Equivalent    CV            Payroll    CV   per 10,000
Function               Employment    (%)            ($)       (%)  Population

TOTAL. . . . . . . .      279,354   0.21       672,244,548   0.19      625.10
FINANCIAL ADMIN. . .        5,680   0.67        14,122,995   0.56       12.71
CENTRAL ADMIN. . . .        4,115   0.78        11,519,999   0.61        9.21
JUDICIAL-LEGAL . . .        7,131   0.65        18,207,911   0.49       15.96
POLICE-ARREST. . . .       11,961   0.52        30,343,596   0.39       26.76
POLICE-OTHER . . . .        4,097   0.97         8,593,273   0.70        9.17
FIREFIGHTERS . . . .        4,230   0.10        11,716,902   0.07        9.47
FIRE-OTHER . . . . .          208   0.00           498,892   0.34        0.47
CORRECTION . . . . .       13,412   0.47        31,776,487   0.35       30.01
STREETS & HWYS . . .       10,794   0.24        23,892,859   0.22       24.15
AIRPORTS . . . . . .          442   0.00         1,012,035   0.04        0.99
WATER TRANSPORT. . .          603   0.04         1,850,308   0.04        1.35
PUBLIC WELFARE . . .        5,970   0.26        14,517,639   0.14       13.36
HEALTH . . . . . . .        6,633   0.28        19,500,883   0.11       14.84
HOSPITALS. . . . . .       38,621   1.21        92,740,075   1.23       86.42
SOC INSUR ADMIN. . .          988   0.00         2,632,370   0.00        2.21
SOLID WASTE MGMT . .        1,371   0.62         2,277,128   0.41        3.07
SEWERAGE . . . . . .        2,436   0.66         5,200,394   0.70        5.45
PARKS & RECREATION .        4,357   0.43         7,489,442   0.25        9.75
HOUSING & COMM DEV .        1,101   0.25         2,547,756   0.12        2.46
NATURAL RESOURCES. .        5,704   0.02        14,502,869   0.01       12.76
WATER SUPPLY . . . .        2,586   0.66         5,777,825   0.65        5.79
ELECTRIC POWER . . .          624   0.00         1,618,686   0.00        1.40
GAS SUPPLY . . . . .          324   3.33           577,321   3.45        0.72
TRANSIT. . . . . . .        1,389   0.00         3,951,215   0.00        3.11
ELEM&SEC INSTRUCT. .       73,616   0.44       183,410,249   0.33      164.73
ELEM&SEC OTHER-TOT .       30,254   0.83        44,875,064   0.77       67.70
HIGHER ED INSTRUCT .        8,145   0.00        34,323,156   0.00       18.23
HIGHER ED OTHER. . .       20,424   0.00        53,693,458   0.00       45.70
OTHER ED -STATE. . .        3,354   0.00         9,665,107   0.00        7.51
LOCAL LIBRARIES. . .        2,003   1.22         3,695,611   1.06        4.48
STATE LIQUOR STORES.            0   0.00                 0   0.00        0.00
OTHER & UNALLOCABLE.        6,781   0.51        15,713,043   0.45       15.17