STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT DATA:  MARCH 1997
IDAHO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
 
State Population Estimate (July, 1997) 1210232   

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

Total                           85718          68572      152003498
Financial Administration         2402           2207        5120104
Central Administration           1885           1087        2513782
Judicial & Legal                 1351           1276        3553506
Police Protection                3162           2940        7599336
  with Power of Arrest           2160           2082        5828687
  Other                          1002            858        1770649
Fire Protection                  2330            972        2919017
  Firefighters                   2159            917        2805887
  Fire Other                      171             55         113130
Corrections                      2498           2381        5263586
Streets & Highways               3399           3200        8037347
Airports                          109             97         225402
Water Transportation                3              2           7232
Public Welfare                   2145           2041        4785391
Health                           2283           1987        4742991
Hospitals                        6287           5571       13245986
Social Insurance Admin            606            614        1497957
Solid Waste Mgmt                  366            333         649496
Sewage Disposal                   456            390         959678
Parks & Recreation               1425            807        1593600
Housing & Comm Dev                131            111         215613
Natural Resources                2895           2438        5928561
Water Supply                      468            396         936172
Electric Power                     90             89         322212
Gas Supply                          0              0              0
Transit                            43             26          39192
Elem & Sec Total                34163          27238       57412123
  Instructional                 24457          20342       46732712
  Other                          9706           6896       10679411
Higher Educ. Total              12992           9483       18464907
  Instructional                  3984           3007        8621604
  Other                          9008           6476        9843303
Other Education                   865            520        1226269
Libraries                         829            443         778766
State Liquor Stores               227            151         314076
Other & Unallocable              2308           1772        3651196