- WASHINGTON - Budget woes
haven't kept state and local governments from increasing their payrolls,
according to Census Bureau figures released Wednesday.
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- There were more than 15.6 million full-time state and
local employees in March 2002, more than 200,000 higher than the previous
March, according to an annual bureau survey. The total includes 11.4 million
employees of local governments.
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- Total payroll in March 2002 was over $52.3 billion, up
roughly 6 percent.
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- Positions at elementary and middle schools, including
teachers, accounted for the largest payroll amount, about $19.6 billion
for more than 6.2 million employees. That was up from $18.4 billion for
100,000 fewer employees the previous year.
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- The survey compared employment and payroll figures over
a one-month period each year. In recent years, many states and municipalities
have coped with tight budgets by slashing services or raising taxes.
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- http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/11/12/152518.shtml
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