Public workers by the numbers

283,351 public workers in Wisconsin
76 Percent work for local governments
37 Percent of Wisconsin's public employees work part-time. National average is 25 percent.
38 Number of public workers per 1,000 Wisconsin residents. National average is 40.
Where they work
58 Percent of public employees work in education; 42 percent in elementary or secondary schools
8 Percent work for a police or fire department
7 Percent work in corrections
5 Percent work in public welfare
4 Percent work in health care
5 largest state agencies
Agency Employees
UW System 32,283
Corrections 10,577
Health services 5,562
Transportation 3,455
Natural resources 2,671

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Source: The Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, Tribune reports