2002 Public Employment Data
State and Local Governments
RHODE ISLAND

Population (2000) 1,048,319   


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

TOTAL                      52,445              200,810,515             500.28
FINANCIAL ADMIN             1,515                5,047,951              14.45
CENTRAL ADMIN               1,354                4,385,237              12.92
JUDICIAL-LEGAL              1,255                5,156,575              11.97
POLICE-ARREST               2,460               10,996,272              23.47
POLICE-OTHER                  932                2,990,571               8.89
FIREFIGHTERS                2,057                8,705,035              19.62
OTHER                         171                  685,831               1.63
CORRECTION                  1,773                7,952,475              16.91
STREETS & HWYS              1,774                6,099,728              16.92
AIRPORTS                      165                  617,498               1.57
WATER TRANSPORT                 1                    3,153               0.01
PUBLIC WELFARE              1,714                6,963,221              16.35
HEALTH                      1,455                5,947,301              13.88
HOSPITALS                   1,254                5,360,944              11.96
SOC INSUR ADMIN               530                2,120,523               5.06
SOLID WASTE MGMT              279                  977,508               2.66
SEWERAGE                      448                1,544,350               4.27
PARKS & RECREATION            658                1,519,494               6.28
HOUSING & COMM DEV            717                2,149,867               6.84
NATURAL RESOURCES             555                2,269,397               5.29
WATER SUPPLY                  626                2,143,238               5.97
ELECTRIC POWER                 17                   40,286               0.16
GAS SUPPLY                      0                        0               0.00
TRANSIT                       702                2,588,777               6.70
ELEM&SEC INSTRUCT          17,598               74,932,827             167.87
ELEM&SEC OTHER-TOT          3,995               10,693,833              38.11
HIGHER ED INSTRUCT          2,563               10,564,975              24.45
HIGHER ED OTHER             3,053                8,289,415              29.12
OTHER ED - STATE              616                2,635,193               5.88
LOCAL LIBRARIES               351                  853,429               3.35
STATE LIQUOR STORES             0                        0               0.00
OTHER & UNALLOCABLE         1,857                6,575,611              17.71