STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT DATA:  MARCH 1997
ARKANSAS STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
 
State Population Estimate (July, 1997) 2522819   

                                Total
                              Employees      Full-Time
                            (Full-time +    Equivalent      Payroll
Function                     Part-time)     Employment        March

Total                          160892         139367      288602602
Financial Administration         4029           3795        7453246
Central Administration           4815           2654        5260300
Judicial & Legal                 2372           2005        4826106
Police Protection                6968           6609       14601378
  with Power of Arrest           5172           4978       11924657
  Other                          1796           1631        2676721
Fire Protection                  3706           2176        5432772
  Firefighters                   3581           2093        5300830
  Fire Other                      125             83         131942
Corrections                      5029           4972        8469021
Streets & Highways               7287           7113       15135178
Airports                          205            193         334729
Water Transportation               10             10          30458
Public Welfare                   3973           3937        7525051
Health                           4900           4832       10378865
Hospitals                        9770           9188       17184964
Social Insurance Admin           1060            991        2563786
Solid Waste Mgmt                 1411           1319        2086975
Sewage Disposal                   911            871        1704325
Parks & Recreation               2000           1627        2526351
Housing & Comm Dev               1009            904        1585630
Natural Resources                2726           2492        5514035
Water Supply                     1952           1808        3489333
Electric Power                    305            303         817033
Gas Supply                          3              3           4002
Transit                           179            176         405888
Elem & Sec Total                66299          58055      113001652
  Instructional                 43361          39985       90336488
  Other                         22938          18070       22665164
Higher Educ. Total              20763          15494       41499771
  Instructional                  7767           5454       22561220
  Other                         12996          10040       18938551
Other Education                  3101           2740        6617544
Libraries                        1012            753        1136022
State Liquor Stores                 0              0              0
Other & Unallocable              5097           4347        9018187