STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT DATA:  MARCH 1997
DELAWARE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
 
State Population Estimate (July, 1997) 731581    

                                Total
                              Employees      Full-Time
                            (Full-time +    Equivalent      Payroll
Function                     Part-time)     Employment        March

Total                           47043          40741      110763701
Financial Administration         1217           1173        2892484
Central Administration            766            640        1831138
Judicial & Legal                 1480           1460        3976454
Police Protection                2221           2113        7144196
  with Power of Arrest           1507           1496        5777902
  Other                           714            617        1366294
Fire Protection                   285            284         989035
  Firefighters                    194            194         678966
  Fire Other                       91             90         310069
Corrections                      2100           2022        5234704
Streets & Highways               1868           1853        4121366
Airports                           24             24          64864
Water Transportation              231            198         557835
Public Welfare                   1492           1433        3526318
Health                           1932           1819        4856506
Hospitals                        2335           2261        4692908
Social Insurance Admin            304            300         661362
Solid Waste Mgmt                  218            205         442427
Sewage Disposal                   368            368         914370
Parks & Recreation                920            491        1089716
Housing & Comm Dev                285            279         572433
Natural Resources                 545            487        1238931
Water Supply                      169            166         352259
Electric Power                    140            140         422411
Gas Supply                          0              0              0
Transit                           482            472        1321016
Elem & Sec Total                14690          13484       36790166
  Instructional                 10008           9438       28154620
  Other                          4682           4046        8635546
Higher Educ. Total              10433           6817       20822902
  Instructional                  3667           2431        9396728
  Other                          6766           4386       11426174
Other Education                   269            268         926506
Libraries                         269            185         373227
State Liquor Stores                 0              0              0
Other & Unallocable              2000           1799        4948167