2002 Public Employment Data State and Local Governments DELAWARE Population (2000) 783,600 Full-time Total Equivalent Full-time March Employment Equivalent Payroll per 10,000 Function Employment ($) Population TOTAL 46,598 157,149,447 594.67 FINANCIAL ADMIN 1,236 3,821,963 15.77 CENTRAL ADMIN 871 3,002,764 11.12 JUDICIAL-LEGAL 1,589 5,254,972 20.28 POLICE-ARREST 1,758 7,359,186 22.43 POLICE-OTHER 733 1,880,722 9.35 FIREFIGHTERS 202 944,914 2.58 OTHER 12 37,281 0.15 CORRECTION 3,020 10,705,208 38.54 STREETS & HWYS 2,204 6,453,173 28.13 AIRPORTS 48 144,767 0.61 WATER TRANSPORT 232 738,864 2.96 PUBLIC WELFARE 1,741 5,017,354 22.22 HEALTH 2,355 7,639,236 30.05 HOSPITALS 1,963 5,654,487 25.05 SOC INSUR ADMIN 308 879,489 3.93 SOLID WASTE MGMT 261 581,125 3.33 SEWERAGE 449 1,200,259 5.73 PARKS & RECREATION 548 1,355,876 6.99 HOUSING & COMM DEV 255 831,212 3.25 NATURAL RESOURCES 454 1,482,735 5.79 WATER SUPPLY 193 467,487 2.46 ELECTRIC POWER 152 529,539 1.94 GAS SUPPLY 0 0 0.00 TRANSIT 599 2,087,893 7.64 ELEM&SEC INSTRUCT 10,691 40,277,643 136.43 ELEM&SEC OTHER-TOT 4,709 11,837,773 60.09 HIGHER ED INSTRUCT 2,580 12,787,988 32.92 HIGHER ED OTHER 4,707 14,986,984 60.07 OTHER ED - STATE 363 1,603,837 4.63 LOCAL LIBRARIES 232 526,136 2.96 STATE LIQUOR STORES 0 0 0.00 OTHER & UNALLOCABLE 2,133 7,058,580 27.22