STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT DATA:  MARCH 1997
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
 
State Population Estimate (July, 1997) 737973    

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

Total                           55307          39837      86726995
Financial Administration         2157           1398       2889168
Central Administration           4574            772       1790465
Judicial & Legal                  826            716       1915249
Police Protection                1824           1656       3838587
  with Power of Arrest           1307           1233       3096060
  Other                           517            423        742527
Fire Protection                   616            383       1072461
  Firefighters                    574            361       1018682
  Fire Other                       42             22         53779
Corrections                      1221           1148       2234856
Streets & Highways               3013           2779       6263859
Airports                           57             52        115241
Water Transportation                0              0             0
Public Welfare                   1370           1237       2349415
Health                            987            747       1658187
Hospitals                        1750           1535       3049319
Social Insurance Admin            271            269        550449
Solid Waste Mgmt                  290            232        456794
Sewage Disposal                   359            259        620098
Parks & Recreation                861            517       1019206
Housing & Comm Dev                192            132        249208
Natural Resources                1515           1118       2323944
Water Supply                      420            358        800156
Electric Power                    152            134        370974
Gas Supply                         12             12         44581
Transit                             0              0             0
Elem & Sec Total                21237          17042      35254237
  Instructional                 14124          12484      28099764
  Other                          7113           4558       7154473
Higher Educ. Total               8256           5165      13004710
  Instructional                  2686           2021       7156726
  Other                          5570           3144       5847984
Other Education                   411            388        863590
Libraries                         460            268        476705
State Liquor Stores                 0              0             0
Other & Unallocable              2476           1520       3515536