STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT DATA:  MARCH 1997
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
 
State Population Estimate (July, 1997) 3760181   

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

Total                          246824         221735      512006458
Financial Administration         5610           5490       12726780
Central Administration           4098           2878        6817163
Judicial & Legal                 3572           3327        7838095
Police Protection               11227          10815       24822727
  with Power of Arrest           8254           8166       20100306
  Other                          2973           2649        4722421
Fire Protection                  3847           3234        7291844
  Firefighters                   3675           3069        6957772
  Fire Other                      172            165         334072
Corrections                     10525          10511       21096800
Streets & Highways               7437           7415       13896786
Airports                          370            357         682844
Water Transportation              450            450        1605150
Public Welfare                   5323           5291       11031361
Health                          10161           9884       23205473
Hospitals                       31876          29518       68726307
Social Insurance Admin           1378           1376        3304782
Solid Waste Mgmt                 2974           2667        4161636
Sewage Disposal                  1679           1659        3588201
Parks & Recreation               3521           2725        4928426
Housing & Comm Dev               1063           1013        2168928
Natural Resources                2620           2597        6756143
Water Supply                     2396           2320        5362490
Electric Power                   2108           2102        7044294
Gas Supply                        320            309         758896
Transit                           465            432         649607
Elem & Sec Total                89934          82639      190212930
  Instructional                 63882          60133      153362916
  Other                         26052          22506       36850014
Higher Educ. Total              34733          24339       64697294
  Instructional                 14143           9416       35763235
  Other                         20590          14923       28934059
Other Education                  2865           2841        7076502
Libraries                        1306            952        1696186
State Liquor Stores                 0              0              0
Other & Unallocable              4966           4594        9858813