STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT DATA:  MARCH 1997
MICHIGAN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
 
State Population Estimate (July, 1997) 9773892   

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

Total                          598302         470613      1478401059
Financial Administration        11914           9563        28285953
Central Administration          17953           9135        25166906
Judicial & Legal                12316          11798        36689733
Police Protection               26603          24236        80565813
  with Power of Arrest          20121          19354        69338846
  Other                          6482           4882        11226967
Fire Protection                 16073           7874        25917342
  Firefighters                  14945           7098        23893153
  Fire Other                     1128            776         2024189
Corrections                     22159          21641        69857604
Streets & Highways              12692          12325        38969511
Airports                          977            887         2844926
Water Transportation               40             40          128558
Public Welfare                  16541          15718        47651373
Health                          13055          11317        32822836
Hospitals                       24358          22057        74236795
Social Insurance Admin           2166           2116         6697895
Solid Waste Mgmt                 2536           2323         6436893
Sewage Disposal                  4521           4358        13496875
Parks & Recreation               9015           5508        12714090
Housing & Comm Dev               1944           1672         5040524
Natural Resources                5940           5284        16800884
Water Supply                     4609           4463        13341485
Electric Power                   1571           1565         6424374
Gas Supply                          0              0               0
Transit                          4908           4668        11248483
Elem & Sec Total               234036         196190       628415702
  Instructional                144175         127058       471183543
  Other                         89861          69132       157232159
Higher Educ. Total             116712          75670       237953158
  Instructional                 36939          24698       123651758
  Other                         79773          50972       114301400
Other Education                   582            541         2049012
Libraries                        6276           3884         8119709
State Liquor Stores                 0              0               0
Other & Unallocable             28805          15780        46524625