2002 Public Employment Data
State and Local Governments
IOWA

Population (2000) 2,926,324   


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

TOTAL                     174,080              525,547,135             594.88
FINANCIAL ADMIN             3,957               11,756,495              13.52
CENTRAL ADMIN               3,088                9,576,265              10.55
JUDICIAL-LEGAL              3,144               11,996,781              10.74
POLICE-ARREST               5,376               19,099,603              18.37
POLICE-OTHER                1,802                4,862,811               6.16
FIREFIGHTERS                1,824                6,702,001               6.23
OTHER                          68                  206,800               0.23
CORRECTION                  4,396               13,796,344              15.02
STREETS & HWYS              8,373               25,462,405              28.61
AIRPORTS                      194                  675,909               0.66
WATER TRANSPORT                 0                        0               0.00
PUBLIC WELFARE              4,048               11,943,326              13.83
HEALTH                      2,659                7,144,594               9.09
HOSPITALS                  16,540               50,982,909              56.52
SOC INSUR ADMIN               315                1,075,362               1.08
SOLID WASTE MGMT              906                2,398,553               3.10
SEWERAGE                    1,186                3,630,240               4.05
PARKS & RECREATION          2,194                5,734,738               7.50
HOUSING & COMM DEV            546                1,800,477               1.87
NATURAL RESOURCES           2,322                7,908,240               7.93
WATER SUPPLY                1,494                4,562,754               5.11
ELECTRIC POWER                945                3,505,824               3.23
GAS SUPPLY                     87                  277,463               0.30
TRANSIT                       756                1,910,552               2.58
ELEM&SEC INSTRUCT          50,518              144,499,189             172.63
ELEM&SEC OTHER-TOT         19,815               38,767,666              67.71
HIGHER ED INSTRUCT         10,954               54,717,886              37.43
HIGHER ED OTHER            19,123               57,262,464              65.35
OTHER ED - STATE            1,164                4,289,764               3.98
LOCAL LIBRARIES             1,468                3,236,259               5.02
STATE LIQUOR STORES             0                        0               0.00
OTHER & UNALLOCABLE         4,818               15,763,461              16.46