1998 Public Employment Data
State and Local Governments
United States Total

              Population     270,298,524

                                                                   Full-time
                                                   Total           Equivalent
                        Full-time                  March           Employment
                        Equivalent   CV            Payroll    CV   per 10,000
                        Employment   (%)             ($)      (%)  Population

TOTAL. . . . . . . .   14,490,645   0.13    41,453,514,783   0.12    536.1
  Function
FINANCIAL ADMIN. . .      363,049   0.20     1,019,129,831   0.18     13.4
CENTRAL ADMIN. . . .      254,745   0.49       737,738,056   0.37      9.4
JUDICIAL-LEGAL . . .      356,671   0.17     1,145,903,143   0.11     13.2
POLICE-ARREST. . . .      616,363   0.18     2,278,571,413   0.17     22.8
POLICE-OTHER . . . .      201,578   0.31       508,937,158   0.24      7.5
FIREFIGHTERS . . . .      261,228   0.31       991,370,992   0.37      9.7
FIRE-OTHER . . . . .       20,694   0.78        63,639,395   0.71      0.8
CORRECTION . . . . .      662,654   0.08     1,864,316,847   0.05     24.5
STREETS & HWYS . . .      530,097   0.25     1,463,475,480   0.21     19.6
AIRPORTS . . . . . .       37,777   0.17       119,297,831   0.09      1.4
WATER TRANSPORT. . .       12,731   0.79        42,483,802   0.67      0.5
PUBLIC WELFARE . . .      477,515   0.24     1,214,112,491   0.18     17.7
HEALTH . . . . . . .      386,585   0.30     1,069,145,407   0.21     14.3
HOSPITALS  . . . . .      941,280   0.37     2,570,514,513   0.28     34.8
SOC INSUR ADMIN. . .       90,081   0.00       262,449,344   0.00      3.3
SOLID WASTE MGMT . .      108,842   0.49       281,856,564   0.36      4.0
SEWERAGE . . . . . .      124,415   0.39       370,843,877   0.61      4.6
PARKS & RECREATION .      236,903   0.38       523,461,172   0.38      8.8
HOUSING & COMM DEV .      113,253   0.58       308,909,759   0.59      4.2
NATURAL RESOURCES. .      182,191   0.75       505,956,942   0.49      6.7
WATER SUPPLY . . . .      156,284   0.46       459,103,898   0.58      5.8
ELECTRIC POWER . . .       77,222   0.40       304,062,973   0.24      2.9
GAS SUPPLY . . . . .       10,020   0.97        27,777,585   0.86      0.4
TRANSIT. . . . . . .      191,887   0.07       677,380,380   0.05      7.1
ELEM&SEC INSTRUCT. .    4,010,313   0.15    12,366,605,134   0.13    148.4
ELEM&SEC OTHER-TOT .    1,719,129   0.23     3,281,246,693   0.29     63.6
HIGHER ED INSTRUCT .      590,306   0.03     2,531,048,462   0.01     21.8
HIGHER ED OTHER. . .    1,078,423   0.00     2,566,834,480   0.00     39.9
OTHER ED -STATE. . .       95,716   0.00       284,657,166   0.00      3.5
LOCAL LIBRARIES. . .      111,964   0.38       243,013,556   0.28      4.1
STATE LIQUOR STORES.        7,035   0.00        16,481,079   0.00      0.3
OTHER & UNALLOCABLE.      463,694   0.52     1,353,189,360   0.38     17.2