1999 Public Employment Data (Revised June 2001)
State and Local Governments
Rhode Island

Population    990,819     


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

TOTAL. . . . . . . .       54,409   2.19       187,908,990   2.28      549.13
FINANCIAL ADMIN. . .        1,562   2.35         4,787,345   1.93       15.76
CENTRAL ADMIN. . . .        1,480   2.35         4,289,545   2.13       14.94
JUDICIAL-LEGAL . . .        1,232   0.33         4,327,962   0.27       12.43
POLICE-ARREST. . . .        2,380   3.74         9,913,871   3.99       24.02
POLICE-OTHER . . . .          679   3.98         1,830,078   4.17        6.85
FIREFIGHTERS . . . .        2,303   4.47         9,117,136   4.44       23.24
FIRE-OTHER . . . . .          150   3.97           575,329   3.00        1.51
CORRECTION . . . . .        1,798   0.00         7,321,039   0.00       18.15
STREETS & HWYS . . .        1,694   2.22         5,326,463   2.00       17.10
AIRPORTS . . . . . .            0   0.00                 0   0.00        0.00
WATER TRANSPORT. . .            0   0.00                 0   0.00        0.00
PUBLIC WELFARE . . .        1,809   1.29         6,960,432   0.69       18.26
HEALTH . . . . . . .        1,544   0.99         5,650,876   1.00       15.58
HOSPITALS. . . . . .        1,301   0.00         4,296,477   0.00       13.13
SOC INSUR ADMIN. . .          667   0.00         2,032,972   0.00        6.73
SOLID WASTE MGMT . .          353   4.62         1,033,581   4.24        3.56
SEWERAGE . . . . . .          638   3.67         2,040,873   3.63        6.44
PARKS & RECREATION .          596   3.15         1,361,916   3.07        6.02
HOUSING & COMM DEV .          673   2.97         1,867,785   2.65        6.79
NATURAL RESOURCES. .          637   3.64         2,186,198   3.42        6.43
WATER SUPPLY . . . .          584   4.66         1,783,728   5.06        5.89
ELECTRIC POWER . . .           12   0.00            43,807   0.00        0.12
GAS SUPPLY . . . . .            0   0.00                 0   0.00        0.00
TRANSIT. . . . . . .          580   0.00         1,917,841   0.00        5.85
ELEM&SEC INSTRUCT. .       18,604   3.51        71,185,218   3.72      187.76
ELEM&SEC OTHER-TOT .        4,685   4.57        10,865,109   4.28       47.28
HIGHER ED INSTRUCT .        2,572   0.00        10,088,397   0.00       25.96
HIGHER ED OTHER. . .        2,973   0.00         7,640,359   0.00       30.01
OTHER ED -STATE. . .          607   0.00         2,727,446   0.00        6.13
LOCAL LIBRARIES. . .          550   5.67         1,137,341   5.81        5.55
STATE LIQUOR STORES.            0   0.00                 0   0.00        0.00
OTHER & UNALLOCABLE.        1,746   1.35         5,599,866   1.00       17.62