United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

304 State and Local Government Finances and Employment
No. 502. S t a t e a n d L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t E m p lo y m e n t , P a y r o l l , a n d A v e r a g e E a r n i n g s , b y
L e v e l o f G o v e r n m e n t : i 9 6 0 t o 1 9 8 1
[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 274-209 and Y 292-307]
LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT AND
FUNCTION
1960 1965 1970 1876 1976 1977 1976 1979
I960 1981
EMPLOYEES, OCTOBER (1,000)
Total....................................... 6,387 8,001 10,147 12,084 12,169 12,765 12,743 13,102 13,315 13,103
FirtMIme.......................................... 5,320 6,595 8,024 9,39? 9,514 9,861 9,946 10,193 10,314 10,214
Part-time............. ........................... 1,067 1,406 2,123 2.687 2,655 2,903 2,797 2,909 3,000
FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT
Stale and local..,........................... . 5,570 6,937j 8,528 10.098 10,206 10,591 10,724 10,944 11,047 10*917
Education................................... 2,525 3,337 4,258 4,952 5,003 5,134 5,202 5,291 5,341
Health and hospitals.................... 654 789 950 1,133 1,149 1.239 1,256 1,279 1,296
Police protection.......................... 304 349 450 544 546 567 566 589
Public welfare............................. 114 170| 250 339 342 356 363 366
Other........................................... 1,973 2,292 2,621 3,130 3,167 3,296 3,337 3,419 3,447
State, total' ..................................... 1,411 1,751 2,302 2,744 2,799 2,903 2,966 3,072 3,106
Education.......... ........ ................ 390 50B 603 952 973 1,005 1,016 1,046 1,063
Health and hospitals.................... 331 392 482 570 589 614 635 653 650
3,087
Highways.................................... 240 2B4 297 271 259 256 260 257
Local, total1.................................... 4,159 5,186 6,226 7,354 7,407 7,686 7,750 7,871
7,941
Education................................. 2,130 2,829 3,455 4,000 4,030 4,129 4,187 4,245 4,278
Health and hospitals............... 324 397 469 562 559 625 621 626 648
Police protection....................... 272 308 394 476 477 497 495 515 519
Highways................................. 259 266 271 298 292 290 295 285 277
Counties *..,.................................. 672 893 1,098 1,448 1,582 1,606 1,621 1,651
Education....:............................ (NA) (NA) 228
1,400
278 294 319 331 341
Health and hospitals............... (NA) (NA) 227 281 282 325 327 323
Public welfare....................... . (NA) (NA) 111 139 142 149 150 153 158
Municipalities .................... . 1,447 1,638 1,922 2,142 2,107 2,168 2,163 2,190 2,166 2,111
Education..................... ......... . (NA) (NA) 359 378 360 358 361 366
Health and hospitals................. (NA) (NA 158 165 158 172 170 165
Police protection....................... (NA) (NA) 299 348 347 356 355 366
Fire protection.......................... (NA) (NA) 169 184 183 162 182 203
School districts........................... . 1,727 2,287 2,706 3,243 3,272 3,351 3,393 3,435 3,468
Townships..................... ............. f 177 192 237 245 241 245 250
Special districts........................... 1 191 228 324 335 346 351 374 406
PAVROLL, OC1rOBER (m) . del.)
Total....................................... 2,215 3,400 5,906 9,640 10,359 11,420 12,139 13,349 14,730
Full-time.......................................... (NA) 3,251 5,596 9,018 9,709 10,672 11,335 12,506 13,792 14,953
Part-time.......................................... (NA) 150 309 622 650 748 804 643
Education....................................... 1,095 1,778 3,170 4,960 5,310 5,845 6,186 8,757 7,451
Health and hospitals........................ 196 292 529 907 981 1,113 1,186 1,322 1,475
Police protection............................. 129 184 339 585 628 699 722 814 UO0
Public welfare 39 72 150 272 298 329 350 380 413
Other.............................................. 755 1,075 1,719 2,918 3,141 3.433 3,696 4,076 4,522
State, total1 545 849 1 ,6 1 2 2653 2,894 3,195 3,463 3,869
4,286 4,667
Education.................................... 172 290 630 1,022 1,112 1.234 1,333 1,451
1,608
Health and hospitals..................... 104 150 283 472 617 577 625 692 761
Highways..................................... 90 129 193 251 256 269 298 314
Local, total*.................................... 1,670 2,551 4,294 6,987 7,474 8,225 8,656 9,480 10,445 11,287
Education............................ . 923 1,488 2,539 3,939 4,208 4,611 4,853 5,306 5,843
Health and hospitals................. 93 141 246 437 464 536 561 630 714
Police protection....................... 116 163 298 510 546 611 626 708 75U
Highways................................. 88 110 149 238 249 261 282 298 314
Counties* 229 377 639 1,183 1,295 1,489 1,564 1.726 1,035
Education................................. (NA) 89 149 252 285 332 357 391 444
Health and hospitals................. (NA) 66 117 217 233 278 289 320
Public welfare (NA) 30 61 106 114 128 131 147 159
Municipalities *............. ................ 563 818 1,361 2,129 2,235 2,412 2,534 2,729 2,951
Education................................. (NA) 170 299 425 431 456 4 7 6 5 1 4 5B4
Health and hospitals................. (NA) 56 90 143 145 160 170 178
Police protection....................... (NA) 130 231 384 407 453 465 515 534
Fire protection.......................... (NA) 64 137 217 226 243 252 281
School districts..................... ....... 735 1.1B9 2,032 3,160 3,380 3,707 9,897 4,272 4,663
Townships................................... f 80 122 215 237 250 269 291
330
Special districts............. .............. 1 87 140 300 326 367 392 463 546
AV6RAGE OCTOBER EARNINss (dol.)
Full-time employees:
State and local......................... 399 493 697 981 1,020 1.082 1,139 1,227 1,337
Education............................... 437 538 75$ 1,013 1.073 1,146 1,201 1,285 1,402
Other........................................ 368 452 642 912 972 1,021 1,085 1,175 1,279
NA Not available. 'Includes other categories not shown separately.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, P u b lic E m p lo ym e n t, series GE No. 1, annual, and unpublished data.
15,954