2002 Public Employment Data
State and Local Governments
WASHINGTON

Population (2000) 5,894,121   


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

TOTAL                     318,396            1,205,353,207             540.19
FINANCIAL ADMIN             8,018               31,122,948              13.60
CENTRAL ADMIN               6,475               25,932,633              10.99
JUDICIAL-LEGAL              7,787               32,561,475              13.21
POLICE-ARREST               9,662               48,687,486              16.39
POLICE-OTHER                4,448               15,794,948               7.55
FIREFIGHTERS                6,937               35,313,290              11.77
OTHER                         900                3,730,240               1.53
CORRECTION                 13,249               44,252,376              22.48
STREETS & HWYS             13,794               56,909,555              23.40
AIRPORTS                    1,711                8,051,710               2.90
WATER TRANSPORT             1,214                5,436,751               2.06
PUBLIC WELFARE             10,267               37,189,166              17.42
HEALTH                      8,761               30,823,038              14.86
HOSPITALS                  21,136               76,671,695              35.86
SOC INSUR ADMIN             4,032               14,870,362               6.84
SOLID WASTE MGMT            1,773                6,693,975               3.01
SEWERAGE                    3,343               13,827,732               5.67
PARKS & RECREATION          6,149               19,586,932              10.43
HOUSING & COMM DEV          2,480                8,685,258               4.21
NATURAL RESOURCES           6,230               22,538,150              10.57
WATER SUPPLY                3,182               12,959,486               5.40
ELECTRIC POWER              7,742               37,840,609              13.14
GAS SUPPLY                     32                  135,948               0.05
TRANSIT                     6,963               25,398,174              11.81
ELEM&SEC INSTRUCT          70,904              283,556,608             120.30
ELEM&SEC OTHER-TOT         25,422               78,116,881              43.13
HIGHER ED INSTRUCT         14,294               68,850,010              24.25
HIGHER ED OTHER            32,997               94,544,728              55.98
OTHER ED - STATE            3,536               12,607,294               6.00
LOCAL LIBRARIES             3,411               10,807,113               5.79
STATE LIQUOR STORES           833                2,272,120               1.41
OTHER & UNALLOCABLE        10,714               39,584,516              18.18