2002 Public Employment Data
State and Local Governments
LOUISIANA

Population (2000) 4,468,976   


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

TOTAL                     279,380              729,118,072             625.15
FINANCIAL ADMIN             5,766               15,472,993              12.90
CENTRAL ADMIN               4,685               12,592,592              10.48
JUDICIAL-LEGAL              7,684               20,138,163              17.19
POLICE-ARREST              12,072               34,039,528              27.01
POLICE-OTHER                3,978                8,261,554               8.90
FIREFIGHTERS                4,472               13,044,324              10.01
OTHER                         165                  406,201               0.37
CORRECTION                 13,651               36,522,638              30.55
STREETS & HWYS             10,521               25,329,450              23.54
AIRPORTS                      408                1,068,122               0.91
WATER TRANSPORT               723                2,277,050               1.62
PUBLIC WELFARE              5,764               15,100,113              12.90
HEALTH                      5,695               16,900,128              12.74
HOSPITALS                  35,911              102,809,404              80.36
SOC INSUR ADMIN               988                2,711,932               2.21
SOLID WASTE MGMT            1,241                2,256,044               2.78
SEWERAGE                    2,266                5,475,529               5.07
PARKS & RECREATION          4,221                8,052,968               9.45
HOUSING & COMM DEV          1,314                3,078,340               2.94
NATURAL RESOURCES           5,886               16,237,695              13.17
WATER SUPPLY                2,828                6,579,702               6.33
ELECTRIC POWER                563                1,604,667               1.26
GAS SUPPLY                    294                  644,363               0.66
TRANSIT                     1,403                4,074,135               3.14
ELEM&SEC INSTRUCT          72,908              200,210,010             163.14
ELEM&SEC OTHER-TOT         32,488               52,071,394              72.70
HIGHER ED INSTRUCT          9,808               44,362,921              21.95
HIGHER ED OTHER            19,109               45,736,679              42.76
OTHER ED - STATE            3,385               10,426,574               7.57
LOCAL LIBRARIES             2,232                4,344,702               4.99
STATE LIQUOR STORES             0                        0               0.00
OTHER & UNALLOCABLE         6,951               17,288,157              15.55