PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT DATA:  OCTOBER 1995
MISSISSIPPI STATE GOVERNMENT

State Population (July 1, 1995 Est)     2696183              Full-Time
                                                             Equivalent
                                     Full-Time    October    Employees
                                     Equivalent    Total     Per 10,000
                                     Employees    Payroll    Population

TOTAL STATE OF MISSISSIPPI                50208   117401592       186.2

              Function
Financial Administration                   1185     2925038         4.4
Central Administration                      449     1027526         1.7
Judicial and Legal                          412     1791533         1.5
Police Protection-Officers                  574     1596000         2.1
Police Protection-Other                     389      620444         1.4
Correction                                 3696     6495241        13.7
Highways                                   3440     6129969        12.8
Air Transportation                            0           0         0.0
Water Transport & Terminals                  58      136063         0.2
Public Welfare                             3446     6593585        12.8
Health                                     3277     7286273        12.2
Hospitals                                  9009    20240011        33.4
Social Insurance Administration            1088     2504860         4.0
Solid Waste Management                        0           0         0.0
Sewage                                        0           0         0.0
Parks and Recreation                        370      551779         1.4
Natural Resources                          3210     6945557        11.9
Water Supply                                  0           0         0.0
Electric Power                                0           0         0.0
Transit                                       0           0         0.0
Elem & Sec School Instructional               0           0         0.0
Elem & Sec Sch.-Other (Sub-Total)             0           0         0.0
  Elem & Sec Admin-Clerical                   0           0         0.0
  Elem & Sec Oper & Maintenance               0           0         0.0
  Elem & Sec Cafeteria                        0           0         0.0
  Elem & Sec Bus Transportation               0           0         0.0
  Elem & Sec Health & Recreation              0           0         0.0
  Elem & Sec Student Employess                0           0         0.0
  Elem & Sec Unallocable                      0           0         0.0
Higher Educ Instructional                  5740    23785004        21.3
Higher Education-Other                     9523    18726393        35.3
Other Education                            1533     3771096         5.7
Libraries                                     0           0         0.0
State Liquor Stores                         155      228670         0.6
Other and Unallocable                      2654     6046550         9.8