STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT DATA:  MARCH 1997
KENTUCKY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
 
State Population Estimate (July, 1997) 3908124   

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

Total                          233300         206356      469016388
Financial Administration         5222           4985       11077197
Central Administration           4857           3484        8155855
Judicial & Legal                 5337           4957       12333543
Police Protection                8684           8275       19966377
  with Power of Arrest           6185           6054       15626051
  Other                          2499           2221        4340326
Fire Protection                  3602           3017        6590232
  Firefighters                   3412           2855        6249537
  Fire Other                      190            162         340695
Corrections                      7417           7183       14748544
Streets & Highways               8509           8450       18322847
Airports                          333            328         754602
Water Transportation               36             35          77543
Public Welfare                   5502           5346       11940674
Health                           6239           5834       14221812
Hospitals                       10222           9611       20912964
Social Insurance Admin           1282           1272        3178414
Solid Waste Mgmt                 1553           1489        2312595
Sewage Disposal                  1547           1539        4516978
Parks & Recreation               2880           2720        4312372
Housing & Comm Dev                910            876        1961467
Natural Resources                4249           3706        8640789
Water Supply                     2784           2586        5937996
Electric Power                    622            604        1835431
Gas Supply                        136            133         234477
Transit                           905            869        2325849
Elem & Sec Total               100086          92416      196458159
  Instructional                 66453          63381      157197217
  Other                         33633          29035       39260942
Higher Educ. Total              37162          25449       71300315
  Instructional                 11479           8469       37219428
  Other                         25683          16980       34080887
Other Education                  4663           4010       11007138
Libraries                        1569           1175        1832684
State Liquor Stores                 0              0              0
Other & Unallocable              6992           6007       14059534