2002 Public Employment Data
State and Local Governments
WEST VIRGINIA

Population (2000) 1,808,344   


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

TOTAL                      93,150              254,067,175             515.11
FINANCIAL ADMIN             3,848                8,572,519              21.28
CENTRAL ADMIN               1,580                4,028,812               8.74
JUDICIAL-LEGAL              2,127                5,874,261              11.76
POLICE-ARREST               2,833                7,809,881              15.67
POLICE-OTHER                  782                1,390,049               4.32
FIREFIGHTERS                  837                2,279,624               4.63
OTHER                          38                   84,171               0.21
CORRECTION                    758                1,380,606               4.19
STREETS & HWYS              5,893               15,309,000              32.59
AIRPORTS                      166                  328,906               0.92
WATER TRANSPORT                 3                   11,867               0.02
PUBLIC WELFARE              3,221                6,989,553              17.81
HEALTH                      1,877                5,048,225              10.38
HOSPITALS                   3,972                9,487,592              21.96
SOC INSUR ADMIN               760                1,929,306               4.20
SOLID WASTE MGMT              627                1,084,605               3.47
SEWERAGE                    1,021                2,250,358               5.65
PARKS & RECREATION          1,322                2,206,268               7.31
HOUSING & COMM DEV            638                1,406,193               3.53
NATURAL RESOURCES           2,443                6,733,930              13.51
WATER SUPPLY                1,276                2,771,123               7.06
ELECTRIC POWER                 11                   29,022               0.06
GAS SUPPLY                      0                        0               0.00
TRANSIT                       455                1,020,591               2.52
ELEM&SEC INSTRUCT          26,683               88,066,539             147.55
ELEM&SEC OTHER-TOT         13,941               28,595,115              77.09
HIGHER ED INSTRUCT          4,147               18,723,467              22.93
HIGHER ED OTHER             7,000               17,619,717              38.71
OTHER ED - STATE            1,402                4,188,676               7.75
LOCAL LIBRARIES               355                  635,599               1.96
STATE LIQUOR STORES            62                  154,474               0.34
OTHER & UNALLOCABLE         3,072                8,057,126              16.99