MAINE STATE EMPLOYEES - 1980-1998


EMPLOYEE POSITIONS (usually not all are filled for a full year)

Positions

1980 

1982  

1984 

1986 

1988 

1990 1992 1994 1996 1998

2000

2002

2004

General Fund

6,810

7,137

7,509

8,248

7,938

9,043

7,509

6,904

5,947

6,019

6,307

6,597 6,418

Legislative*

6,373

6,594

7,042

7,729

7,635

8,560

7,080

6,510

5,580

5,807

6,086

6,365 6,235

Non-Legislative

437

543

468

519

303

443

429

394

367

212

221

232 183

Highway Fund 

  

3,406

2,861

2,646

2,689

 2,714

2,691

2,665

2,504

2,495

2,496

2,503 2,582

Federal Expenditure

  

2,801

2,579

2,666

2,264

2,432

2,490

2,660

2,463

2,435

2,563

2,510 2,347

Other Funds

9,042

2,367

1,999

2,142

2,184

2,470

3,344

3,488

3,197

3,006

2,883

3,113 3,072

Other Special

  

1,181

933

1,248

1,261

1,461

2,235

2,464

2,337

2,113

2,132

2,200 2,185

Federal Block

  

372

370

134

139

129

106

112

114

153

169

168 167

Miscellaneous

  

814

696

760

785

880

1,003

912

746

 740

751

745 720

TOTAL POSITIONS:

15,852

15,711

14,948

15,701

15,074

16,657

16,032

15,717

14,109

13,954

14,249

14,724 14,418
*Officially "counted" or designated by the Legislature
SOURCE: State Budget, various years and the State Budget Office.


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