2002 Public Employment Data
State and Local Governments
NORTH CAROLINA

Population (2000) 8,049,313   


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

TOTAL                     473,553            1,399,418,128             588.31
FINANCIAL ADMIN            10,305               29,579,138              12.80
CENTRAL ADMIN               5,788               19,073,142               7.19
JUDICIAL-LEGAL              6,670               23,815,312               8.29
POLICE-ARREST              18,875               59,509,504              23.45
POLICE-OTHER                4,521               12,036,111               5.62
FIREFIGHTERS                6,855               21,130,058               8.52
OTHER                         368                1,160,401               0.46
CORRECTION                 24,390               64,105,263              30.30
STREETS & HWYS             15,926               41,971,046              19.79
AIRPORTS                      786                2,469,994               0.98
WATER TRANSPORT               277                  913,794               0.34
PUBLIC WELFARE             16,463               42,523,127              20.45
HEALTH                     24,876               71,352,072              30.90
HOSPITALS                  42,223              130,061,553              52.46
SOC INSUR ADMIN             2,557                8,063,752               3.18
SOLID WASTE MGMT            5,128               11,133,706               6.37
SEWERAGE                    3,661                9,987,040               4.55
PARKS & RECREATION          6,099               13,544,880               7.58
HOUSING & COMM DEV          2,841                7,778,043               3.53
NATURAL RESOURCES           5,202               14,382,175               6.46
WATER SUPPLY                4,268               11,322,538               5.30
ELECTRIC POWER              1,312                4,453,408               1.63
GAS SUPPLY                    154                  436,842               0.19
TRANSIT                       801                1,850,678               1.00
ELEM&SEC INSTRUCT         132,193              421,346,983             164.23
ELEM&SEC OTHER-TOT         45,098               91,310,444              56.03
HIGHER ED INSTRUCT         23,403              109,230,483              29.07
HIGHER ED OTHER            42,321              117,689,873              52.58
OTHER ED - STATE            2,853                9,210,138               3.54
LOCAL LIBRARIES             2,770                6,442,427               3.44
STATE LIQUOR STORES             0                        0               0.00
OTHER & UNALLOCABLE        14,569               41,534,203              18.10