2002 Public Employment Data State and Local Governments FLORIDA Population (2000) 15,982,378 Full-time Total Equivalent Full-time March Employment Equivalent Payroll per 10,000 Function Employment ($) Population TOTAL 788,804 2,434,020,965 493.55 FINANCIAL ADMIN 22,130 72,066,391 13.85 CENTRAL ADMIN 14,288 50,942,619 8.94 JUDICIAL-LEGAL 30,772 103,668,579 19.25 POLICE-ARREST 38,229 164,373,368 23.92 POLICE-OTHER 21,002 61,239,361 13.14 FIREFIGHTERS 20,394 86,772,891 12.76 OTHER 2,850 10,951,664 1.78 CORRECTION 41,538 120,042,034 25.99 STREETS & HWYS 23,323 69,019,215 14.59 AIRPORTS 4,252 15,549,482 2.66 WATER TRANSPORT 991 3,771,156 0.62 PUBLIC WELFARE 20,244 52,623,673 12.67 HEALTH 24,685 69,029,722 15.45 HOSPITALS 44,516 154,676,427 27.85 SOC INSUR ADMIN 3,384 9,082,681 2.12 SOLID WASTE MGMT 7,301 19,440,945 4.57 SEWERAGE 8,568 27,326,901 5.36 PARKS & RECREATION 20,165 45,352,322 12.62 HOUSING & COMM DEV 5,487 16,236,921 3.43 NATURAL RESOURCES 15,834 48,229,280 9.91 WATER SUPPLY 10,200 32,184,569 6.38 ELECTRIC POWER 5,298 23,905,406 3.31 GAS SUPPLY 601 1,748,372 0.38 TRANSIT 7,069 24,252,036 4.42 ELEM&SEC INSTRUCT 185,936 593,208,857 116.34 ELEM&SEC OTHER-TOT 95,373 177,150,106 59.67 HIGHER ED INSTRUCT 28,573 146,462,776 17.88 HIGHER ED OTHER 48,372 126,367,180 30.27 OTHER ED - STATE 3,365 8,954,771 2.11 LOCAL LIBRARIES 5,946 14,573,112 3.72 STATE LIQUOR STORES 0 0 0.00 OTHER & UNALLOCABLE 28,118 84,818,148 17.59