2002 Public Employment Data
State and Local Governments
SOUTH DAKOTA

Population (2000) 754,844     


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

TOTAL                      42,211              108,828,353             559.20
FINANCIAL ADMIN             1,329                3,239,946              17.61
CENTRAL ADMIN                 825                2,464,711              10.93
JUDICIAL-LEGAL                779                2,512,111              10.32
POLICE-ARREST               1,266                4,000,335              16.77
POLICE-OTHER                  472                1,053,877               6.25
FIREFIGHTERS                  378                1,387,391               5.01
OTHER                          16                   45,929               0.21
CORRECTION                  1,287                3,096,695              17.05
STREETS & HWYS              2,531                6,642,223              33.53
AIRPORTS                       60                  175,294               0.79
WATER TRANSPORT                 0                        0               0.00
PUBLIC WELFARE              1,269                2,926,961              16.81
HEALTH                        837                2,393,346              11.09
HOSPITALS                   1,485                3,648,387              19.67
SOC INSUR ADMIN               279                  633,769               3.70
SOLID WASTE MGMT              232                  556,211               3.07
SEWERAGE                      254                  735,457               3.36
PARKS & RECREATION            618                1,455,915               8.19
HOUSING & COMM DEV            145                  335,390               1.92
NATURAL RESOURCES           1,083                2,748,689              14.35
WATER SUPPLY                  369                1,009,051               4.89
ELECTRIC POWER                159                  537,398               2.11
GAS SUPPLY                     12                   52,944               0.16
TRANSIT                        28                   50,513               0.37
ELEM&SEC INSTRUCT          13,773               35,076,984             182.46
ELEM&SEC OTHER-TOT          5,088                9,481,489              67.40
HIGHER ED INSTRUCT          2,092                9,340,253              27.71
HIGHER ED OTHER             3,032                6,730,649              40.17
OTHER ED - STATE              389                1,005,556               5.15
LOCAL LIBRARIES               283                  625,954               3.75
STATE LIQUOR STORES             0                        0               0.00
OTHER & UNALLOCABLE         1,841                4,864,925              24.39