LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT DATA: MARCH 1997 UNITED STATES TOTALS U.S. Population Estimate (July, 1997) 267636061 Total Employees Full-Time (Full-time + Equivalent Payroll Function Part-time) Employment March Total 12000351 10227429 27998605994 Financial Administration 221462 193799 503890918 Central Administration 323489 195945 537065493 Judicial & Legal 227553 208363 603617850 Police Protection 762191 706178 2338070835 with Power of Arrest 566598 546501 1957404578 Other 195593 159677 380666257 Fire Protection 355938 277152 989759103 Firefighters 329346 256374 929435722 Fire Other 26592 20778 60323381 Corrections 220345 212885 592369224 Streets & Highways 296815 282860 718905485 Airports 35371 34069 102534723 Water Transportation 8427 7949 25806609 Public Welfare 273366 254125 611639928 Health 242532 214824 554246182 Hospitals 565136 515721 1363654533 Solid Waste Mgmt 113139 106463 266043247 Sewage Disposal 127785 121726 348728609 Parks & Recreation 290716 195457 419677396 Housing & Comm Dev 122574 115062 291681806 Natural Resources 40359 34216 86289131 Water Supply 163442 152619 433082380 Electric Power 73896 72873 274444257 Gas Supply 9850 9764 26491708 Transit 177687 171918 596866921 Elem & Sec Total 6357918 5480206 14594309264 Instructional 4286042 3836878 11572990847 Other 2071876 1643328 3021318417 Higher Educ. Total 486379 286180 806467051 Instructional 235529 129713 448861688 Other 250850 156467 357605363 Libraries 155029 109243 232301583 Other & Unallocable 348952 267832 680661758