2000 Public Employment Data
State and Local Governments
Tennessee

Population (April, 2000) 5,689,283   


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

TOTAL. . . . . . . .      299,002   0.07       773,384,396   0.05      525.55
FINANCIAL ADMIN. . .        6,111   0.45        16,815,585   0.31       10.74
CENTRAL ADMIN. . . .        4,691   0.61        11,841,744   0.45        8.25
JUDICIAL-LEGAL . . .        5,585   0.26        17,316,989   0.18        9.82
POLICE-ARREST. . . .       13,805   0.30        38,848,762   0.17       24.26
POLICE-OTHER . . . .        4,252   0.36         9,462,516   0.24        7.47
FIREFIGHTERS . . . .        6,084   0.11        19,101,272   0.03       10.69
FIRE-OTHER . . . . .          394   0.46         1,268,048   0.50        0.69
CORRECTION . . . . .       10,733   0.24        23,993,597   0.25       18.87
STREETS & HWYS . . .       11,153   0.47        23,774,443   0.39       19.60
AIRPORTS . . . . . .          936   0.95         2,965,461   0.57        1.65
WATER TRANSPORT. . .           11   0.00            34,741   0.00        0.02
PUBLIC WELFARE . . .        8,130   0.11        19,107,226   0.08       14.29
HEALTH . . . . . . .        6,750   0.24        16,844,781   0.20       11.86
HOSPITALS. . . . . .       29,439   0.32        80,846,486   0.26       51.74
SOC INSUR ADMIN. . .        1,521   0.00         3,683,820   0.00        2.67
SOLID WASTE MGMT . .        4,590   0.38         9,451,196   0.23        8.07
SEWERAGE . . . . . .        2,077   1.17         5,190,101   0.90        3.65
PARKS & RECREATION .        5,588   0.19        10,495,374   0.16        9.82
HOUSING & COMM DEV .        2,688   0.32         6,288,258   0.33        4.72
NATURAL RESOURCES. .        3,738   0.36         8,931,635   0.26        6.57
WATER SUPPLY . . . .        4,652   0.94        11,778,721   0.61        8.18
ELECTRIC POWER . . .        5,924   0.19        21,724,562   0.13       10.41
GAS SUPPLY . . . . .        2,625   2.09         7,031,942   1.14        4.61
TRANSIT. . . . . . .          891   0.00         2,155,301   0.00        1.57
ELEM&SEC INSTRUCT. .       82,704   0.14       235,904,450   0.10      145.37
ELEM&SEC OTHER-TOT .       31,007   0.23        48,591,643   0.25       54.50
HIGHER ED INSTRUCT .       11,726   0.00        49,539,485   0.00       20.61
HIGHER ED OTHER. . .       22,768   0.00        48,613,028   0.00       40.02
OTHER ED -STATE. . .        2,061   0.00         5,437,140   0.00        3.62
LOCAL LIBRARIES. . .        1,512   0.40         2,856,839   0.26        2.66
STATE LIQUOR STORES.            0   0.00                 0   0.00        0.00
OTHER & UNALLOCABLE.        4,856   5.38        13,489,250   2.70        8.54