2002 Public Employment Data
State and Local Governments
SOUTH CAROLINA

Population (2000) 4,012,012   


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

TOTAL                     240,582              658,811,574             599.65
FINANCIAL ADMIN             5,082               14,935,694              12.67
CENTRAL ADMIN               3,362                9,644,948               8.38
JUDICIAL-LEGAL              3,945               11,170,103               9.83
POLICE-ARREST               9,719               28,417,184              24.22
POLICE-OTHER                3,665                8,301,244               9.14
FIREFIGHTERS                4,077               11,144,055              10.16
OTHER                         205                  579,617               0.51
CORRECTION                 10,736               26,273,018              26.76
STREETS & HWYS              7,466               18,561,505              18.61
AIRPORTS                      473                1,191,951               1.18
WATER TRANSPORT               591                2,394,042               1.47
PUBLIC WELFARE              5,274               13,050,961              13.15
HEALTH                      9,335               25,912,701              23.27
HOSPITALS                  25,955               79,151,703              64.69
SOC INSUR ADMIN             1,341                3,770,304               3.34
SOLID WASTE MGMT            2,993                5,742,652               7.46
SEWERAGE                    1,878                5,251,698               4.68
PARKS & RECREATION          3,108                6,872,222               7.75
HOUSING & COMM DEV          1,153                2,949,390               2.87
NATURAL RESOURCES           2,317                6,524,063               5.78
WATER SUPPLY                2,718                7,888,698               6.77
ELECTRIC POWER              2,042                8,678,365               5.09
GAS SUPPLY                    368                1,149,272               0.92
TRANSIT                       451                  867,880               1.12
ELEM&SEC INSTRUCT          68,878              196,919,154             171.68
ELEM&SEC OTHER-TOT         27,431               50,577,456              68.37
HIGHER ED INSTRUCT         11,452               49,792,074              28.54
HIGHER ED OTHER            16,199               38,738,153              40.38
OTHER ED - STATE            2,784                8,323,680               6.94
LOCAL LIBRARIES             1,441                3,084,959               3.59
STATE LIQUOR STORES             0                        0               0.00
OTHER & UNALLOCABLE         4,143               10,952,828              10.33