MISSISSIPPI STATE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT DATA: MARCH 2008 MISSISSIPPI STATE GOVERNMENT SOURCE: 2008 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Employment and Payroll. For information on sampling and nonsampling errors and definitions, see http://www.census.gov/govs/apes/how_data_collected.html. Data users who create their own estimates from these tables should cite the U.S. Census Bureau as the source of the original data only. Total Full-time Part-time Full-Time March Full-time pay Part-time pay Equivalent Pay Government Function employees ($) employees ($) Employment ($) Total 51,879 174,555,945 12,354 11,906,647 57,337 186,462,592 Financial Administration 1,364 4,844,997 57 81,709 1,397 4,926,706 Other Government Administration 462 1,703,929 66 78,129 479 1,782,058 Judicial and Legal 695 3,905,132 9 11,824 697 3,916,956 Police Protection Total 1,280 4,073,195 0 0 1,280 4,073,195 Police Officers Only 711 2,531,687 0 0 711 2,531,687 Other Police Employees 569 1,541,508 0 0 569 1,541,508 Fire Protection Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 Corrections 3,603 9,465,816 21 35,934 3,618 9,501,750 Highways 3,302 9,464,268 13 23,626 3,312 9,487,894 Air Transportation 0 0 0 0 0 0 Water Transport and Terminals 42 172,552 0 0 42 172,552 Public Welfare 2,534 6,405,292 0 0 2,534 6,405,292 Health 2,810 9,515,545 81 200,336 2,860 9,715,881 Hospitals 11,872 34,096,303 408 788,935 12,105 34,885,238 Social Insurance Administration 776 2,533,382 232 477,170 980 3,010,552 Solid Waste Management 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sewerage 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parks and Recreation 347 803,037 81 60,371 387 863,408 Housing and Community Development 0 0 0 0 0 0 Natural Resources 3,020 9,332,932 772 795,370 3,369 10,128,302 Water Supply 45 128,873 13 16,487 51 145,360 Electric Power 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gas Supply 0 0 0 0 0 0 Transit 0 0 0 0 0 0 Education Total 16,671 68,349,437 10,504 9,223,502 21,134 77,572,939 Elementary & Secondary Education Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elem & Sec Instructional Employees 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elem & Sec Other Employees 0 0 0 0 0 0 Higher Education Total 15,087 63,272,329 10,470 9,172,738 19,532 72,445,067 Higher Ed Instructional Employees 5,658 30,404,596 1,495 2,456,777 6,371 32,861,373 Higher Ed Other Employees 9,429 32,867,733 8,975 6,715,961 13,161 39,583,694 Other Education 1,584 5,077,108 34 50,764 1,602 5,127,872 Libraries 0 0 0 0 0 0 State Liquor Stores 122 329,347 0 0 122 329,347 All Other and Unallocable 2,934 9,431,908 97 113,254 2,970 9,545,162