2002 Public Employment Data State and Local Governments OHIO Population (2000) 11,353,140 Full-time Total Equivalent Full-time March Employment Equivalent Payroll per 10,000 Function Employment ($) Population TOTAL 608,892 1,950,209,239 536.32 FINANCIAL ADMIN 16,509 59,556,588 14.54 CENTRAL ADMIN 10,773 34,630,473 9.49 JUDICIAL-LEGAL 20,358 63,511,750 17.93 POLICE-ARREST 25,185 100,894,683 22.18 POLICE-OTHER 8,450 23,511,200 7.44 FIREFIGHTERS 15,334 59,854,280 13.51 OTHER 652 1,900,997 0.57 CORRECTION 25,706 83,383,831 22.64 STREETS & HWYS 20,943 68,828,731 18.45 AIRPORTS 1,422 4,797,604 1.25 WATER TRANSPORT 44 190,557 0.04 PUBLIC WELFARE 29,223 79,710,311 25.74 HEALTH 20,320 63,048,023 17.90 HOSPITALS 22,909 71,957,501 20.18 SOC INSUR ADMIN 2,361 8,553,352 2.08 SOLID WASTE MGMT 3,370 9,811,230 2.97 SEWERAGE 6,543 21,930,242 5.76 PARKS & RECREATION 9,518 24,330,094 8.38 HOUSING & COMM DEV 5,549 16,509,188 4.89 NATURAL RESOURCES 4,892 14,844,667 4.31 WATER SUPPLY 6,974 22,693,337 6.14 ELECTRIC POWER 1,537 6,168,848 1.35 GAS SUPPLY 63 207,501 0.06 TRANSIT 6,927 24,192,108 6.10 ELEM&SEC INSTRUCT 163,576 597,471,652 144.08 ELEM&SEC OTHER-TOT 79,893 174,959,437 70.37 HIGHER ED INSTRUCT 25,303 117,488,274 22.29 HIGHER ED OTHER 47,689 112,222,435 42.01 OTHER ED - STATE 2,471 10,187,164 2.18 LOCAL LIBRARIES 9,243 23,402,085 8.14 STATE LIQUOR STORES 0 0 0.00 OTHER & UNALLOCABLE 15,155 49,461,096 13.35