2002 Public Employment Data State and Local Governments ALASKA Population (2000) 626,932 Full-time Total Equivalent Full-time March Employment Equivalent Payroll per 10,000 Function Employment ($) Population TOTAL 50,693 192,726,146 808.59 FINANCIAL ADMIN 1,749 6,934,668 27.90 CENTRAL ADMIN 1,446 5,674,439 23.06 JUDICIAL-LEGAL 1,317 5,696,111 21.01 POLICE-ARREST 1,024 5,406,898 16.33 POLICE-OTHER 638 2,399,913 10.18 FIREFIGHTERS 601 3,258,059 9.59 OTHER 97 466,967 1.55 CORRECTION 1,836 7,397,800 29.29 STREETS & HWYS 3,633 15,505,100 57.95 AIRPORTS 88 287,597 1.40 WATER TRANSPORT 134 539,956 2.14 PUBLIC WELFARE 1,945 6,194,077 31.02 HEALTH 1,137 4,521,088 18.14 HOSPITALS 860 3,683,262 13.72 SOC INSUR ADMIN 470 1,642,891 7.50 SOLID WASTE MGMT 273 1,006,247 4.35 SEWERAGE 427 1,713,006 6.81 PARKS & RECREATION 656 1,838,586 10.46 HOUSING & COMM DEV 569 2,213,203 9.08 NATURAL RESOURCES 2,229 8,506,099 35.55 WATER SUPPLY 266 1,054,081 4.24 ELECTRIC POWER 446 2,301,703 7.11 GAS SUPPLY 0 2,583 0.00 TRANSIT 240 863,022 3.83 ELEM&SEC INSTRUCT 12,389 47,287,328 197.61 ELEM&SEC OTHER-TOT 7,024 19,785,952 112.04 HIGHER ED INSTRUCT 1,497 8,640,177 23.88 HIGHER ED OTHER 3,556 11,155,567 56.72 OTHER ED - STATE 434 1,586,887 6.92 LOCAL LIBRARIES 306 958,551 4.88 STATE LIQUOR STORES 0 0 0.00 OTHER & UNALLOCABLE 3,406 14,204,328 54.33