2002 Public Employment Data
State and Local Governments
VIRGINIA

Population (2000) 7,078,515   


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

TOTAL                     411,066            1,258,866,195             580.72
FINANCIAL ADMIN            11,164               36,766,315              15.77
CENTRAL ADMIN               6,052               22,588,414               8.55
JUDICIAL-LEGAL              7,371               28,284,108              10.41
POLICE-ARREST              14,947               56,634,435              21.12
POLICE-OTHER                4,456               12,909,605               6.30
FIREFIGHTERS                7,167               30,133,957              10.13
OTHER                         709                2,520,522               1.00
CORRECTION                 22,257               61,338,980              31.44
STREETS & HWYS             14,427               43,316,359              20.38
AIRPORTS                    1,549                6,633,982               2.19
WATER TRANSPORT               139                  528,430               0.20
PUBLIC WELFARE              9,776               29,709,481              13.81
HEALTH                     11,377               37,317,933              16.07
HOSPITALS                  17,082               48,967,387              24.13
SOC INSUR ADMIN             1,529                4,648,424               2.16
SOLID WASTE MGMT            3,985                9,982,725               5.63
SEWERAGE                    4,035               13,209,113               5.70
PARKS & RECREATION          8,405               20,010,442              11.87
HOUSING & COMM DEV          2,365                7,138,512               3.34
NATURAL RESOURCES           3,974               12,206,931               5.61
WATER SUPPLY                3,893               12,411,414               5.50
ELECTRIC POWER                336                1,196,521               0.47
GAS SUPPLY                    361                1,048,002               0.51
TRANSIT                     1,455                3,443,965               2.06
ELEM&SEC INSTRUCT         126,111              399,429,771             178.16
ELEM&SEC OTHER-TOT         52,585              104,283,616              74.29
HIGHER ED INSTRUCT         18,409               95,017,384              26.01
HIGHER ED OTHER            31,537               84,581,011              44.55
OTHER ED - STATE            2,929               10,190,218               4.14
LOCAL LIBRARIES             3,830                9,446,402               5.41
STATE LIQUOR STORES         1,233                2,870,520               1.74
OTHER & UNALLOCABLE        15,621               50,101,316              22.07