2002 Public Employment Data
State and Local Governments
MISSISSIPPI

Population (2000) 2,844,658   


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

TOTAL                     183,434              434,621,486             644.84
FINANCIAL ADMIN             3,700                8,998,578              13.01
CENTRAL ADMIN               2,750                7,360,927               9.67
JUDICIAL-LEGAL              2,550                7,707,431               8.96
POLICE-ARREST               6,191               16,000,552              21.76
POLICE-OTHER                2,578                5,221,796               9.06
FIREFIGHTERS                3,355                8,263,877              11.79
OTHER                          95                  229,900               0.33
CORRECTION                  5,725               11,402,150              20.13
STREETS & HWYS              8,208               16,379,346              28.85
AIRPORTS                      154                  386,129               0.54
WATER TRANSPORT               179                  488,625               0.63
PUBLIC WELFARE              3,314                6,681,189              11.65
HEALTH                      3,268                8,551,780              11.49
HOSPITALS                  29,436               75,040,793             103.48
SOC INSUR ADMIN             1,056                2,669,371               3.71
SOLID WASTE MGMT            1,139                2,011,734               4.00
SEWERAGE                      646                1,335,627               2.27
PARKS & RECREATION          1,519                2,726,342               5.34
HOUSING & COMM DEV            891                2,097,726               3.13
NATURAL RESOURCES           3,882                9,173,891              13.65
WATER SUPPLY                1,312                2,676,572               4.61
ELECTRIC POWER                458                1,175,364               1.61
GAS SUPPLY                    250                  569,947               0.88
TRANSIT                       136                  263,980               0.48
ELEM&SEC INSTRUCT          48,067              111,597,943             168.97
ELEM&SEC OTHER-TOT         20,748               29,513,202              72.94
HIGHER ED INSTRUCT          9,063               40,013,982              31.86
HIGHER ED OTHER            15,840               39,772,529              55.68
OTHER ED - STATE            1,519                3,948,899               5.34
LOCAL LIBRARIES               911                1,552,463               3.20
STATE LIQUOR STORES           123                  269,657               0.43
OTHER & UNALLOCABLE         4,371               10,539,184              15.37