| State Employees by Function | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last Four Fiscal Years | ||||
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
| Primary Government | ||||
| Legislative | 665 | 668 | 695 | 701 |
| General Government | 3,645 | 3,654 | 3,783 | 3,897 |
| Regulation and Protection | 4,196 | 4,258 | 4,324 | 4,384 |
| Conservation and Development | 1,296 | 1,302 | 1,306 | 1,356 |
| Health and Hospital | 7,668 | 7,774 | 7,841 | 7,984 |
| Transportation | 3,053 | 3,131 | 3,198 | 3,256 |
| Human Services | 1,847 | 1,891 | 1,969 | 2,046 |
| Education, Libraries, and Museums | 18,874 | 19,375 | 19,619 | 20,219 |
| Corrections | 9,738 | 9,797 | 9,927 | 10,116 |
| Judicial | 4,297 | 4,381 | 4,457 | 4,628 |
| Total Number of Employees - Primary Government | 55,279 | 56,231 | 57,119 | 58,587 |
Note: This information was not available prior to 2005. The number of employees excludes job classes such as contractors, intermittent, durational, seasonal, trainee, temporary and part-time employment.