1998 Public Employment Data
State and Local Governments
Colorado

              Population       3,970,971

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

TOTAL. . . . . . . .      220,910   0.45       649,408,355   0.36    556.3
  Function
FINANCIAL ADMIN. . .        5,331   0.93        16,251,158   0.91     13.4
CENTRAL ADMIN. . . .        5,035   1.85        14,128,281   1.00     12.7
JUDICIAL-LEGAL . . .        5,240   0.21        18,159,003   0.23     13.2
POLICE-ARREST. . . .        8,591   0.34        31,970,716   0.26     21.6
POLICE-OTHER . . . .        3,287   1.21         8,882,658   0.77      8.3
FIREFIGHTERS . . . .        3,929   4.26        15,534,981   3.11      9.9
FIRE-OTHER . . . . .          403   2.29         1,157,566   1.81      1.0
CORRECTION . . . . .        8,143   0.34        24,782,675   0.21     20.5
STREETS & HWYS . . .        8,162   0.49        24,558,063   0.54     20.6
AIRPORTS . . . . . .        1,140   0.43         3,998,533   0.25      2.9
WATER TRANSPORT. . .            0   0.00                 0   0.00      0.0
PUBLIC WELFARE . . .        6,838   1.27        18,133,358   0.99     17.2
HEALTH . . . . . . .        3,411   1.52        10,402,666   0.67      8.6
HOSPITALS  . . . . .       12,004   1.53        31,170,745   1.81     30.2
SOC INSUR ADMIN. . .          925   0.00         3,229,203   0.00      2.3
SOLID WASTE MGMT . .          671   8.34         1,764,103   5.13      1.7
SEWERAGE . . . . . .        2,323   2.73         6,896,540   3.64      5.8
PARKS & RECREATION .        5,936   1.53        13,668,808   0.96     14.9
HOUSING & COMM DEV .        1,534   0.94         4,311,476   0.87      3.9
NATURAL RESOURCES. .        1,861   0.46         6,461,876   0.33      4.7
WATER SUPPLY . . . .        3,958   1.46        12,693,913   1.30     10.0
ELECTRIC POWER . . .        1,439   0.91         5,501,715   0.78      3.6
GAS SUPPLY . . . . .          344   0.00         1,177,940   0.36      0.9
TRANSIT. . . . . . .        2,689   0.65         7,719,383   0.53      6.8
ELEM&SEC INSTRUCT. .       56,663   0.48       165,889,158   0.41    142.7
ELEM&SEC OTHER-TOT .       26,135   0.62        50,359,341   0.52     65.8
HIGHER ED INSTRUCT .       13,816   0.00        68,868,166   0.00     34.8
HIGHER ED OTHER. . .       22,070   0.00        56,131,947   0.00     55.6
OTHER ED -STATE. . .        1,229   0.00         3,913,049   0.00      3.1
LOCAL LIBRARIES. . .        1,848   1.73         4,600,019   0.22      4.7
STATE LIQUOR STORES.            0   0.00                 0   0.00      0.0
OTHER & UNALLOCABLE.        5,955   1.54        17,091,315   1.02     15.0