STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT DATA:  MARCH 1997
MONTANA STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
 
State Population Estimate (July, 1997) 878810    

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

Total                           66396          50924      114425018
Financial Administration         1741           1646        3290198
Central Administration           1807           1171        2726550
Judicial & Legal                 1201            921        2410469
Police Protection                2394           2197        5295784
  with Power of Arrest           1600           1516        3980514
  Other                           794            681        1315270
Fire Protection                  1052            595        1703803
  Firefighters                    937            510        1534929
  Fire Other                      115             85         168874
Corrections                      1378           1280        2764657
Streets & Highways               3209           3135        7429012
Airports                          127            104         272309
Water Transportation                0              0              0
Public Welfare                   2196           1983        4180261
Health                           1370           1044        2289093
Hospitals                        2351           2037        3989464
Social Insurance Admin            717            700        1609826
Solid Waste Mgmt                  659            542        1145932
Sewage Disposal                   375            313         716518
Parks & Recreation                799            417         851693
Housing & Comm Dev                242            227         466559
Natural Resources                1857           1527        3492016
Water Supply                      534            407         916445
Electric Power                      0              0              0
Gas Supply                          0              0              0
Transit                           159            147         279961
Elem & Sec Total                27140          20699       45589257
  Instructional                 18883          15361       36546157
  Other                          8257           5338        9043100
Higher Educ. Total              10917           6745       16011098
  Instructional                  3132           2406        8614398
  Other                          7785           4339        7396700
Other Education                  1177            834        2095786
Libraries                         450            283         464362
State Liquor Stores                75             74         218267
Other & Unallocable              2469           1896        4215698