2002 Public Employment Data
State and Local Governments
UNITED STATES TOTAL

Population (2000) 281,421,906 


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

TOTAL                  15,602,141           52,323,475,866             554.40
FINANCIAL ADMIN           381,804            1,285,478,279              13.57
CENTRAL ADMIN             271,204              938,920,623               9.64
JUDICIAL-LEGAL            404,741            1,552,050,606              14.38
POLICE-ARREST             661,137            2,953,542,849              23.49
POLICE-OTHER              225,950              697,036,418               8.03
FIREFIGHTERS              282,008            1,272,228,712              10.02
OTHER                      24,670               94,491,991               0.88
CORRECTION                702,292            2,316,136,717              24.96
STREETS & HWYS            545,169            1,778,423,406              19.37
AIRPORTS                   44,152              169,954,543               1.57
WATER TRANSPORT            11,601               48,142,690               0.41
PUBLIC WELFARE            525,189            1,613,629,305              18.66
HEALTH                    428,509            1,406,739,269              15.23
HOSPITALS                 917,009            2,999,715,072              32.58
SOC INSUR ADMIN            88,758              304,330,187               3.15
SOLID WASTE MGMT          112,453              349,931,221               4.00
SEWERAGE                  125,938              445,164,681               4.48
PARKS & RECREATION        262,242              679,389,687               9.32
HOUSING & COMM DEV        117,742              391,071,074               4.18
NATURAL RESOURCES         189,390              620,417,715               6.73
WATER SUPPLY              159,421              551,331,157               5.66
ELECTRIC POWER             76,657              351,901,261               2.72
GAS SUPPLY                 10,511               34,052,787               0.37
TRANSIT                   231,260              928,426,833               8.22
ELEM&SEC INSTRUCT       4,375,137           15,406,095,866             155.47
ELEM&SEC OTHER-TOT      1,912,881            4,216,458,688              67.97
HIGHER ED INSTRUCT        628,506            3,116,924,317              22.33
HIGHER ED OTHER         1,196,442            3,475,421,722              42.51
OTHER ED - STATE           98,072              337,618,544               3.48
LOCAL LIBRARIES           124,922              321,264,887               4.44
STATE LIQUOR STORES         7,264               18,412,983               0.26
OTHER & UNALLOCABLE       459,110            1,648,771,776              16.31