2002 Public Employment Data State and Local Governments MINNESOTA Population (2000) 4,919,479 Full-time Total Equivalent Full-time March Employment Equivalent Payroll per 10,000 Function Employment ($) Population TOTAL 279,095 971,397,470 567.33 FINANCIAL ADMIN 7,497 28,182,383 15.24 CENTRAL ADMIN 6,143 22,656,426 12.49 JUDICIAL-LEGAL 6,087 26,213,221 12.37 POLICE-ARREST 8,314 37,437,747 16.90 POLICE-OTHER 2,925 9,673,399 5.95 FIREFIGHTERS 2,281 9,085,599 4.64 OTHER 165 608,562 0.34 CORRECTION 8,656 31,372,958 17.60 STREETS & HWYS 12,697 49,740,693 25.81 AIRPORTS 609 2,975,236 1.24 WATER TRANSPORT 43 201,142 0.09 PUBLIC WELFARE 13,850 45,327,504 28.15 HEALTH 5,839 21,906,960 11.87 HOSPITALS 15,935 54,292,830 32.39 SOC INSUR ADMIN 1,247 4,858,295 2.53 SOLID WASTE MGMT 915 2,873,690 1.86 SEWERAGE 1,836 7,543,635 3.73 PARKS & RECREATION 5,320 15,931,818 10.81 HOUSING & COMM DEV 1,905 6,761,534 3.87 NATURAL RESOURCES 4,154 15,139,462 8.44 WATER SUPPLY 1,639 6,233,342 3.33 ELECTRIC POWER 1,074 4,488,129 2.18 GAS SUPPLY 165 743,765 0.34 TRANSIT 2,851 10,629,077 5.80 ELEM&SEC INSTRUCT 85,135 286,540,854 173.06 ELEM&SEC OTHER-TOT 33,847 81,088,514 68.80 HIGHER ED INSTRUCT 13,039 60,455,254 26.50 HIGHER ED OTHER 20,580 76,999,207 41.83 OTHER ED - STATE 4,094 16,046,484 8.32 LOCAL LIBRARIES 2,507 7,282,390 5.10 STATE LIQUOR STORES 0 0 0.00 OTHER & UNALLOCABLE 7,746 28,107,360 15.75