1998 Public Employment Data
State and Local Governments
Mississippi

              Population       2,752,092

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

TOTAL. . . . . . . .      177,123   0.76       366,060,296   0.78    643.6
  Function
FINANCIAL ADMIN. . .        4,150   1.25         8,661,253   2.23     15.1
CENTRAL ADMIN. . . .        2,371   3.43         5,833,934   2.94      8.6
JUDICIAL-LEGAL . . .        2,987   1.73         7,201,901   1.60     10.9
POLICE-ARREST. . . .        6,004   1.61        13,328,735   1.17     21.8
POLICE-OTHER . . . .        2,264   2.30         3,798,058   1.94      8.2
FIREFIGHTERS . . . .        2,973   1.23         6,639,152   0.51     10.8
FIRE-OTHER . . . . .           96   5.61           194,330   9.28      0.3
CORRECTION . . . . .        5,835   3.13        10,116,609   2.59     21.2
STREETS & HWYS . . .        9,119   0.96        16,232,002   1.21     33.1
AIRPORTS . . . . . .          136   1.52           261,714   0.48      0.5
WATER TRANSPORT. . .          186   0.48           398,327   1.07      0.7
PUBLIC WELFARE . . .        3,688   0.42         6,757,865   0.25     13.4
HEALTH . . . . . . .        3,270   3.51         7,606,519   0.95     11.9
HOSPITALS  . . . . .       29,475   1.20        65,197,923   1.17    107.1
SOC INSUR ADMIN. . .        1,078   0.00         2,427,264   0.00      3.9
SOLID WASTE MGMT . .        1,077   2.96         1,634,676   4.14      3.9
SEWERAGE . . . . . .          725   2.12         1,230,430   1.33      2.6
PARKS & RECREATION .        1,351   1.23         1,942,069   1.05      4.9
HOUSING & COMM DEV .          868   0.67         1,712,408   0.92      3.2
NATURAL RESOURCES. .        3,865   0.83         8,012,658   0.94     14.0
WATER SUPPLY . . . .        1,240   3.87         2,162,001   2.47      4.5
ELECTRIC POWER . . .          491   0.64         1,151,967   1.42      1.8
GAS SUPPLY . . . . .          264   2.53           507,201   2.72      1.0
TRANSIT. . . . . . .          125   0.00           212,781   0.00      0.5
ELEM&SEC INSTRUCT. .       45,353   0.82        90,514,144   0.81    164.8
ELEM&SEC OTHER-TOT .       17,048   1.38        22,295,494   2.25     61.9
HIGHER ED INSTRUCT .        9,733   0.00        35,029,855   0.00     35.4
HIGHER ED OTHER. . .       13,647   0.00        29,348,812   0.00     49.6
OTHER ED -STATE. . .        1,552   0.00         3,971,534   0.00      5.6
LOCAL LIBRARIES. . .          862   0.49         1,263,361   0.09      3.1
STATE LIQUOR STORES.          128   0.00           245,754   0.00      0.5
OTHER & UNALLOCABLE.        5,162   3.77        10,169,565   2.79     18.8