2002 Public Employment Data
State and Local Governments
GEORGIA

Population (2000) 8,186,453   


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

TOTAL                     474,420            1,348,448,193             579.52
FINANCIAL ADMIN            11,483               32,610,917              14.03
CENTRAL ADMIN               6,147               19,818,114               7.51
JUDICIAL-LEGAL             10,948               36,052,865              13.37
POLICE-ARREST              19,031               58,959,240              23.25
POLICE-OTHER                5,238               12,589,454               6.40
FIREFIGHTERS                9,733               31,634,273              11.89
OTHER                         611                1,492,273               0.75
CORRECTION                 27,424               69,950,525              33.50
STREETS & HWYS             14,222               35,027,147              17.37
AIRPORTS                      569                1,787,889               0.70
WATER TRANSPORT               657                2,357,699               0.80
PUBLIC WELFARE              9,855               25,330,375              12.04
HEALTH                     16,322               41,466,881              19.94
HOSPITALS                  29,842               80,883,299              36.45
SOC INSUR ADMIN             2,153                6,161,319               2.63
SOLID WASTE MGMT            4,703                9,840,499               5.74
SEWERAGE                    3,445                9,591,619               4.21
PARKS & RECREATION          8,443               18,200,160              10.31
HOUSING & COMM DEV          3,091                8,300,764               3.78
NATURAL RESOURCES           5,035               13,985,838               6.15
WATER SUPPLY                5,979               15,459,468               7.30
ELECTRIC POWER                817                2,941,135               1.00
GAS SUPPLY                    559                1,386,071               0.68
TRANSIT                     5,233               16,813,206               6.39
ELEM&SEC INSTRUCT         146,750              464,435,475             179.26
ELEM&SEC OTHER-TOT         61,006              113,709,198              74.52
HIGHER ED INSTRUCT         16,229               80,876,169              19.82
HIGHER ED OTHER            33,294               91,861,135              40.67
OTHER ED - STATE            3,074               11,011,157               3.75
LOCAL LIBRARIES             2,703                7,010,700               3.30
STATE LIQUOR STORES             0                        0               0.00
OTHER & UNALLOCABLE         9,824               26,903,329              12.00