2002 Public Employment Data
State and Local Governments
COLORADO

Population (2000) 4,301,261   


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

TOTAL                     239,808              814,870,630             557.53
FINANCIAL ADMIN             5,995               24,876,350              13.94
CENTRAL ADMIN               4,993               17,587,290              11.61
JUDICIAL-LEGAL              5,981               24,687,254              13.91
POLICE-ARREST               9,274               44,794,890              21.56
POLICE-OTHER                3,452               11,377,157               8.03
FIREFIGHTERS                4,172               20,060,613               9.70
OTHER                         492                1,813,657               1.14
CORRECTION                 10,126               36,734,399              23.54
STREETS & HWYS              9,259               32,997,135              21.53
AIRPORTS                    1,279                5,368,243               2.97
WATER TRANSPORT                 0                        0               0.00
PUBLIC WELFARE              7,693               25,202,463              17.89
HEALTH                      5,050               18,933,934              11.74
HOSPITALS                  10,995               34,444,920              25.56
SOC INSUR ADMIN               924                3,755,387               2.15
SOLID WASTE MGMT              624                1,943,331               1.45
SEWERAGE                    2,373                8,308,174               5.52
PARKS & RECREATION          6,526               19,228,422              15.17
HOUSING & COMM DEV          1,794                6,293,748               4.17
NATURAL RESOURCES           2,201                8,879,119               5.12
WATER SUPPLY                4,015               15,681,883               9.33
ELECTRIC POWER              1,445                7,364,742               3.36
GAS SUPPLY                    278                1,198,024               0.65
TRANSIT                     3,272               11,007,131               7.61
ELEM&SEC INSTRUCT          61,370              195,847,172             142.68
ELEM&SEC OTHER-TOT         28,601               61,036,266              66.49
HIGHER ED INSTRUCT         14,304               68,350,445              33.26
HIGHER ED OTHER            23,370               74,389,696              54.33
OTHER ED - STATE            1,340                4,965,967               3.12
LOCAL LIBRARIES             2,654                7,192,980               6.17
STATE LIQUOR STORES             0                        0               0.00
OTHER & UNALLOCABLE         5,956               20,549,838              13.85