2002 Public Employment Data State and Local Governments MONTANA Population (2000) 902,195 Full-time Total Equivalent Full-time March Employment Equivalent Payroll per 10,000 Function Employment ($) Population TOTAL 52,299 142,014,817 579.69 FINANCIAL ADMIN 1,711 4,278,904 18.96 CENTRAL ADMIN 1,154 3,140,294 12.79 JUDICIAL-LEGAL 1,094 3,279,906 12.13 POLICE-ARREST 1,514 4,874,148 16.78 POLICE-OTHER 762 1,765,908 8.45 FIREFIGHTERS 489 1,708,633 5.42 OTHER 57 149,339 0.63 CORRECTION 1,555 3,925,945 17.24 STREETS & HWYS 3,319 10,126,296 36.79 AIRPORTS 120 382,174 1.33 WATER TRANSPORT 0 0 0.00 PUBLIC WELFARE 2,112 5,212,300 23.41 HEALTH 1,687 4,360,438 18.70 HOSPITALS 1,121 2,728,584 12.43 SOC INSUR ADMIN 705 2,039,798 7.81 SOLID WASTE MGMT 542 1,319,263 6.01 SEWERAGE 315 900,153 3.49 PARKS & RECREATION 511 1,149,218 5.66 HOUSING & COMM DEV 268 676,495 2.97 NATURAL RESOURCES 1,643 4,652,656 18.21 WATER SUPPLY 375 983,580 4.16 ELECTRIC POWER 5 12,508 0.06 GAS SUPPLY 0 0 0.00 TRANSIT 173 392,399 1.92 ELEM&SEC INSTRUCT 16,453 44,363,274 182.37 ELEM&SEC OTHER-TOT 5,596 10,513,151 62.03 HIGHER ED INSTRUCT 2,082 11,720,441 23.08 HIGHER ED OTHER 4,433 10,874,767 49.14 OTHER ED - STATE 441 1,197,607 4.89 LOCAL LIBRARIES 312 620,498 3.46 STATE LIQUOR STORES 38 109,471 0.42 OTHER & UNALLOCABLE 1,712 4,556,669 18.98