STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT DATA:  MARCH 1997
NEBRASKA STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
 
State Population Estimate (July, 1997) 1656870   

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

Total                          127074         105101      245103770
Financial Administration         2496           2178        4407773
Central Administration           3965           2052        4463127
Judicial & Legal                 1862           1698        4882626
Police Protection                4379           4167       11474985
  with Power of Arrest           3219           3102        9306432
  Other                          1160           1065        2168553
Fire Protection                  1471           1200        4429017
  Firefighters                   1347           1146        4292259
  Fire Other                      124             54         136758
Corrections                      3075           2961        6329779
Streets & Highways               5468           5214       11412033
Airports                          299            251         670999
Water Transportation                0              0              0
Public Welfare                   3819           3580        7124106
Health                           1377           1180        3020397
Hospitals                        9550           8780       17888453
Social Insurance Admin            473            466        1193403
Solid Waste Mgmt                  341            254         542496
Sewage Disposal                   754            647        1675277
Parks & Recreation               2104           1604        2783316
Housing & Comm Dev                891            706        1437600
Natural Resources                3035           2447        4590934
Water Supply                     1034            867        2314187
Electric Power                   6750           6602       23612223
Gas Supply                        525            525        1718964
Transit                           409            389         986916
Elem & Sec Total                47531          39701       89088354
  Instructional                 33730          29624       72534920
  Other                         13801          10077       16553434
Higher Educ. Total              18792          12732       28108456
  Instructional                  5535           4075       12671146
  Other                         13257           8657       15437310
Other Education                   708            676        1870761
Libraries                        1059            654        1168315
State Liquor Stores                 0              0              0
Other & Unallocable              4907           3570        7909273