United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

Governmental Employment and Payroll 303
N o . 5 0 0 . G o v e r n m e n t a l E m p l o y m e n t a n d P a y r o l l : 1 9 5 0 t o 1 9 8 1
[For October. 1950 excludes AlasKa and Hawaii. Covers both full-time and part-time employees. See table 686 for related data.
See also H is to ric a l S ta tis tic s , C o lo n ia l T im e s to 1 97 0, series Y 272-307]
LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT 1950 1955 I960 1965 1970 1975 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981
EMPLOYEES (1,000)
T o t a l........................ 6,402 7,432 8,808 10,589 13,028 14,973 15,613 15,628 15,971 16,213 15,968
Federal (civilian)................. 2,117 2,378 2,421 2,588 2,881 2,890 2,646 2,885 2,869 2,898 2,865
State and fo c a l......................... 4,285 5,054 6,387 8,001 10,147 12,084 12,765 12,743 13,102 13,315 13,103
Percent o f total............ 66.9 68.0 72.5 75.6 77.9 80.7 81.8 81.5 82.0 82.1 82.1
S la te ......................................... 1,057 1,250 1,527 2,028 2,755 3,271 3,491 3,539 3,699 3,753 3,726
L o c a l.,,...................................... 3,228 3,804 4,860 5,973 7,392 8,813 9,274 9,204 9,403 9,582 9,377
PAYROLL, OCTOBER
(m il. dol.)
Total........................ 1,526 2,265 3,333 4,884 8,334 13,224 15,338 16,483 18,077 19,935 21,183
Federal (civilian)................. 613 846 1,118 1,464 2.428 3,564 3,916 4,344 4,728 5,205 5,239
State and local......... ......... 915 1,419 2,215 3.400 5,906 9,640 11,420 12,139 13,349 14,730 15,954
Percent of total............ 59.9 62.6 66.5 69.6 70.9 72.9 74.5 73.7 73.8 73.9 75.3
State................................ 218 340 524 849 1,612 2,653 3,195 3,463 3,869 4,285 4,668
Local................................ 696 1,076 1.691 2.551 4,294 6.987 8.225 8,656 9,480 10,446 11,287
AVERAGE ANNUAL PERCENT
CHANGE1
Employees, total............... -.5 3.0 3.5 3.8 4.2 2.4 2.1 .1 2.2 1.5 -1 .5
Federal............................ —8.9 2.4 .4 1.3 2.2 .6 -.7 1.3 -.5 1.0 -1 .2
State and local................ 6.1 3.4 4.8 4.6 4.9 2.9 2.8 -.2 2.8 1.6 -1 .6
Payroll, total...................... 6.6 8.2 8.0 7.9 11.3 9.6 7 .7 7.5 9.7 10.3 6.3
Federal........................... . -.9 6.7 5.7 5.8 10.3 6.8 4.6 10.9 8.7 10.1 .6
State and local................ 14.3 9.2 9.3 8.9 11.7 9.9 8.8 6.3 10.0 10.3 8.3
1 Represents average lor period of interval shown; for 1950, change from 1945. For explanation of average annual percent
change, see Guide to Tabular Presentation. Minus sign (—) denotes decrease.
N o . 501. Governmental Employment and Payroll, by Level of Government and by
F u n c t i o n : 1 9 7 5 a n d 1 9 8 1
[For October. Covers both full-time and part-time employees]
F U N C T IO N
Total
EMPLOYEES (1,000) O C T O B E R P A Y R O L L (mil. d o l . )
State and local
State and (ocaf
(civilian)1
Total State Local
Total
(civilian)1 Total State local
1 9 7 5 , total....................... 1 4,9 73 2,690 12,084 3,271 8 ,813 13,224 3,584 9 ,6 4 0 2 ,8 5 3 6 ,967
National defense4....................... 1,051 1,051 (X) (X) (X) 1,295 1,295 (X ) (X) (X)
Postal Service............................. 6 9 2 692 (X) (X) (X) 8 4 6 846 (X ) (X) 0 0
Education............ ........................ 6 ,2 9 4 22 6,272 1,400 4 ,872 4,985 24 4 ,9 6 0 1,022
Teachers.................................. 3 ,5 2 5 (X) 3,524 407 3,110 3,560 (X) 3 ,5 6 0 4 8 2
Highways................................................ 6 0 9 5 604 2 75 3 29 497 8 4 8 9 251
Health and hospitals.................... 1,449 2 47 1,203 5 94 608 1,190 28 1 9 0 9 4 72
Public welfare....................................... 3 5 0 (X) 3 5 0 159 191 272 lx ) 2 7 2 1 3 0
Police protection.................................. 6 6 4 55 609 69 540 669 83 5 8 5 7 5 5 1 0
Fire protection............................ 291 (X) 291 (X) 291 250 (X) 250 (X)
Sanitation and sewerage............ 2 1 3 Cx) 213 (X) 2 13 172 (X) 1 7 2 (X)
Parks and recreation................... 2 1 8 (x) 218 (X) 218 121 (X) 121 (x)
Natural resources........................ 4 5 4 253 201 165 3 6 473 313 1 6 0 137
Financial administration............... 3 9 0 105 2 8 5 113 172 347 130 218 100 / }&
All other....................................... 2 ,2 9 8 460 1,837 494 1,343 2,107 604 1 ,5 0 3 4 6 /
1 9 8 1 , total....................... 1 5,968 2,865 13,103 3,726 9,377 21,193 5,239 1 5 ,9 5 4 4 ,6 6 7 1 1,2 67
National defense3....................... 9 9 9 999 (X) M (X) 1,794 1,794 (X) (X) (X)
Postal Service............................. 6 6 5 665 (X) (X) (X) 1,192 1,192 (X ) (X ) ( x )
Education.................................... 6 ,7 8 6 18 6 ,768 1,603 5,165 8,035 3 3 8 ,0 0 3 1 ,7 6 8
Teachers................................. 3 ,7 6 8 (X) 3 ,7 6 7 4 7 0 3 .297 5,609 (X) 5 ,6 0 9 814 4 ,7 9 5
Highways..................................... 5 3 4 4 5 3 0 246 2 8 4 698 11 6 8 7 354
Health and hospitals............ ...... 1 ,6 5 2 257 1,395 6 84 712 2,078 451 1 .6 2 6 8 3 7
Public welfare.............................. 3 8 8 (X) 38B 173 215 459 (X) 4 5 9
Police protection......................... 7 1 8 56 663 74 5 89 1,099 123 9 7 5 1 2 5 851
Fire protection............................. 3 1 2 (X) 3 1 2 (X) 3 12 409 (X) 4 0 9 (X )
Sanitation a n d sewerage............ 2 2 2 W 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 284 (X) 2 8 4 1
Parks and recreation................... 2 2 0 (x ) 2 2 0 (X) 220 184 (X) 184 ( x )
Natural resources........................ 4 9 8 277 221 165 36 7 55 483 2 7 2
Financial administration............... 4 2 6 106 3 2 0 127 193 564 182 3 8 2 174
All other...................................... 2 ,5 4 8 4 83 2 .065 634 1,430 3.644 970 2 ,6 7 4 9 4 6
X Not applicable. 1Includes employees outside United States. ’ Includes international relations.
Source of tables 500 and 501: U.S. Bureau of the Census. P u b lic E m p lo y m e n t, series GE No. 1, annual.