2000 Public Employment Data
State and Local Governments
Rhode Island

Population (April, 2000) 1,048,319   


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

TOTAL. . . . . . . .       55,714   2.21       193,976,722   2.22      531.46
FINANCIAL ADMIN. . .        1,607   2.42         5,081,349   1.97       15.33
CENTRAL ADMIN. . . .        1,318   2.36         4,057,838   2.09       12.57
JUDICIAL-LEGAL . . .        1,247   0.36         4,708,216   0.28       11.90
POLICE-ARREST. . . .        2,432   3.57         9,991,367   3.76       23.20
POLICE-OTHER . . . .          926   2.88         2,748,349   2.76        8.83
FIREFIGHTERS . . . .        2,367   4.20         9,632,696   4.35       22.58
FIRE-OTHER . . . . .          141   4.22           577,159   2.87        1.35
CORRECTION . . . . .        1,822   0.00         7,497,581   0.00       17.38
STREETS & HWYS . . .        1,671   2.24         5,278,913   1.96       15.94
AIRPORTS . . . . . .            0   0.00                 0   0.00        0.00
WATER TRANSPORT. . .            2  27.39             2,060  23.56        0.02
PUBLIC WELFARE . . .        1,784   1.30         7,252,685   0.68       17.02
HEALTH . . . . . . .        1,536   0.96         5,875,161   0.97       14.65
HOSPITALS. . . . . .        1,187   0.00         4,394,135   0.00       11.32
SOC INSUR ADMIN. . .          667   0.00         2,063,466   0.00        6.36
SOLID WASTE MGMT . .          364   4.44         1,131,041   3.93        3.47
SEWERAGE . . . . . .          474   4.76         1,528,478   4.79        4.52
PARKS & RECREATION .          607   3.06         1,525,524   3.06        5.79
HOUSING & COMM DEV .          704   3.08         1,976,113   2.58        6.72
NATURAL RESOURCES. .          716   4.84         2,438,901   3.95        6.83
WATER SUPPLY . . . .          562   4.70         1,916,946   4.66        5.36
ELECTRIC POWER . . .           12   0.00            43,807   0.00        0.11
GAS SUPPLY . . . . .            0   0.00                 0   0.00        0.00
TRANSIT. . . . . . .          634   0.00         2,287,163   0.00        6.05
ELEM&SEC INSTRUCT. .       19,707   3.58        72,783,418   3.68      187.99
ELEM&SEC OTHER-TOT .        5,001   4.42        11,983,568   3.95       47.70
HIGHER ED INSTRUCT .        2,507   0.00        10,289,092   0.00       23.91
HIGHER ED OTHER. . .        2,805   0.00         7,398,728   0.00       26.76
OTHER ED -STATE. . .          599   0.00         2,469,502   0.00        5.71
LOCAL LIBRARIES. . .          465   6.46         1,050,805   6.60        4.44
STATE LIQUOR STORES.            0   0.00                 0   0.00        0.00
OTHER & UNALLOCABLE.        1,850   1.43         5,992,661   1.11       17.65