2002 Public Employment Data
State and Local Governments
NEVADA

Population (2000) 1,998,257   


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

TOTAL                      92,634              347,611,919             463.57
FINANCIAL ADMIN             2,531                9,759,917              12.67
CENTRAL ADMIN               2,757               11,145,304              13.80
JUDICIAL-LEGAL              3,174               14,541,002              15.88
POLICE-ARREST               4,123               21,934,901              20.63
POLICE-OTHER                2,598               10,657,246              13.00
FIREFIGHTERS                1,897               11,921,876               9.49
OTHER                         326                1,760,131               1.63
CORRECTION                  5,702               23,525,038              28.53
STREETS & HWYS              3,114               12,074,033              15.58
AIRPORTS                    1,175                4,014,299               5.88
WATER TRANSPORT                 0                        0               0.00
PUBLIC WELFARE              1,766                6,019,661               8.84
HEALTH                      1,809                7,069,370               9.05
HOSPITALS                   6,052               23,787,965              30.29
SOC INSUR ADMIN               479                1,586,067               2.40
SOLID WASTE MGMT               83                  298,443               0.42
SEWERAGE                      748                3,384,583               3.74
PARKS & RECREATION          2,997                9,115,893              15.00
HOUSING & COMM DEV            630                2,408,462               3.15
NATURAL RESOURCES           1,342                4,797,800               6.72
WATER SUPPLY                1,744                8,206,836               8.73
ELECTRIC POWER                 86                  366,918               0.43
GAS SUPPLY                      0                        0               0.00
TRANSIT                       238                1,099,493               1.19
ELEM&SEC INSTRUCT          21,975               79,510,381             109.97
ELEM&SEC OTHER-TOT         11,748               33,133,577              58.79
HIGHER ED INSTRUCT          2,739               12,946,184              13.71
HIGHER ED OTHER             6,048               14,191,662              30.27
OTHER ED - STATE              119                  500,854               0.60
LOCAL LIBRARIES               796                2,505,293               3.98
STATE LIQUOR STORES             0                        0               0.00
OTHER & UNALLOCABLE         3,838               15,348,730              19.21