2000 Public Employment Data
State and Local Governments
United States Total

Population (April, 2000) 281,940,906 


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

TOTAL. . . . . . . .   15,077,703   0.02    46,681,427,546   0.02      534.78
FINANCIAL ADMIN. . .      372,490   0.04     1,142,970,738   0.03       13.21
CENTRAL ADMIN. . . .      263,266   0.09       843,270,601   0.07        9.34
JUDICIAL-LEGAL . . .      389,756   0.03     1,366,521,196   0.02       13.82
POLICE-ARREST. . . .      651,480   0.04     2,616,020,034   0.04       23.11
POLICE-OTHER . . . .      215,745   0.06       608,610,193   0.05        7.65
FIREFIGHTERS . . . .      271,785   0.07     1,101,738,188   0.06        9.64
FIRE-OTHER . . . . .       22,675   0.17        74,657,738   0.11        0.80
CORRECTION . . . . .      683,475   0.02     2,091,520,316   0.01       24.24
STREETS & HWYS . . .      546,215   0.05     1,612,272,619   0.04       19.37
AIRPORTS . . . . . .       40,520   0.06       142,066,633   0.03        1.44
WATER TRANSPORT. . .       12,101   0.40        44,621,711   0.19        0.43
PUBLIC WELFARE . . .      501,997   0.04     1,399,201,636   0.03       17.81
HEALTH . . . . . . .      409,174   0.03     1,226,248,461   0.03       14.51
HOSPITALS. . . . . .      928,901   0.07     2,724,963,437   0.05       32.95
SOC INSUR ADMIN. . .       91,184   0.00       292,434,400   0.00        3.23
SOLID WASTE MGMT . .      110,121   0.09       314,365,516   0.08        3.91
SEWERAGE . . . . . .      125,911   0.09       408,012,098   0.07        4.47
PARKS & RECREATION .      247,984   0.05       602,096,024   0.04        8.80
HOUSING & COMM DEV .      117,309   0.15       348,722,632   0.14        4.16
NATURAL RESOURCES. .      185,838   0.08       565,673,813   0.06        6.59
WATER SUPPLY . . . .      158,225   0.09       497,748,361   0.07        5.61
ELECTRIC POWER . . .       78,743   0.09       334,620,869   0.06        2.79
GAS SUPPLY . . . . .       11,734   0.60        33,080,114   0.39        0.42
TRANSIT. . . . . . .      210,444   0.03       799,013,404   0.02        7.46
ELEM&SEC INSTRUCT. .    4,221,826   0.04    13,814,894,195   0.04      149.74
ELEM&SEC OTHER-TOT .    1,792,810   0.06     3,774,797,731   0.06       63.59
HIGHER ED INSTRUCT .      602,886   0.01     2,811,569,575   0.00       21.38
HIGHER ED OTHER. . .    1,121,282   0.00     2,979,820,229   0.00       39.77
OTHER ED -STATE. . .      101,475   0.00       323,484,185   0.00        3.60
LOCAL LIBRARIES. . .      120,572   0.15       282,492,653   0.13        4.28
STATE LIQUOR STORES.        7,122   0.00        17,066,584   0.00        0.25
OTHER & UNALLOCABLE.      462,657   0.09     1,486,851,662   0.06       16.41