2000 Public Employment Data
State and Local Governments
Massachusetts

Population (April, 2000) 6,349,097   


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

TOTAL. . . . . . . .      327,848   0.05     1,107,522,359   0.05      516.37
FINANCIAL ADMIN. . .        9,502   0.25        31,302,163   0.18       14.97
CENTRAL ADMIN. . . .        6,633   0.57        21,042,719   0.41       10.45
JUDICIAL-LEGAL . . .       10,499   0.01        37,889,744   0.01       16.54
POLICE-ARREST. . . .       19,516   0.16        84,274,132   0.17       30.74
POLICE-OTHER . . . .        4,352   0.66        10,739,112   0.60        6.85
FIREFIGHTERS . . . .       12,053   0.32        49,442,409   0.23       18.98
FIRE-OTHER . . . . .          583   0.87         1,846,009   0.54        0.92
CORRECTION . . . . .       10,364   0.00        39,383,391   0.00       16.32
STREETS & HWYS . . .       10,981   0.23        38,911,602   0.25       17.30
AIRPORTS . . . . . .        1,286   0.09         6,532,177   0.06        2.03
WATER TRANSPORT. . .          235   1.45           909,230   0.76        0.37
PUBLIC WELFARE . . .        9,878   0.33        31,551,031   0.25       15.56
HEALTH . . . . . . .       13,647   0.07        41,741,407   0.06       21.49
HOSPITALS. . . . . .        9,252   0.00        27,806,425   0.00       14.57
SOC INSUR ADMIN. . .        1,547   0.00         5,600,017   0.00        2.44
SOLID WASTE MGMT . .        1,423   0.73         4,239,413   0.66        2.24
SEWERAGE . . . . . .        3,399   0.32        12,639,360   0.30        5.35
PARKS & RECREATION .        3,081   0.53         8,699,450   0.47        4.85
HOUSING & COMM DEV .        4,759   0.22        15,401,745   0.26        7.50
NATURAL RESOURCES. .        1,611   0.33         6,399,025   0.19        2.54
WATER SUPPLY . . . .        4,160   0.52        13,873,911   0.45        6.55
ELECTRIC POWER . . .        1,180   1.47         5,110,557   1.35        1.86
GAS SUPPLY . . . . .           94   1.87           325,339   1.53        0.15
TRANSIT. . . . . . .        6,053   0.00        26,694,267   0.00        9.53
ELEM&SEC INSTRUCT. .      107,877   0.14       367,495,836   0.14      169.91
ELEM&SEC OTHER-TOT .       34,637   0.48        80,878,730   0.62       54.55
HIGHER ED INSTRUCT .       10,107   0.00        43,945,947   0.00       15.92
HIGHER ED OTHER. . .       15,579   0.00        48,686,865   0.00       24.54
OTHER ED -STATE. . .        1,099   0.00         4,329,478   0.00        1.73
LOCAL LIBRARIES. . .        3,867   0.47         9,976,672   0.29        6.09
STATE LIQUOR STORES.            0   0.00                 0   0.00        0.00
OTHER & UNALLOCABLE.        8,594   0.33        29,854,196   0.24       13.54