State Worker Cost Per Kansas Citizen, 2000-2008

Fiscal Total Total Kansas State Worker Consumer

Year Employees Salaries Population Cost Per Price Index
[$million] Citizen (CPI)
2000 36,593 $1,317 2,692,681 $489 172.2
2001 37,049 $1,385 2,701,346 $513 177.1
2002 37,337 $1,426 2,712,561 $526 179.9
2003 37,081 $1,414 2,722,070 $519 184.0
2004 36,967 $1,498 2,731,069 $549 188.9
2005 36,862 $1,528 2,742,204 $557 195.3
2006 37,150 $1,591 2,756,267 $577 201.6
2007 37,129 $1,655 2,777,382 $596 210.0
2008 37,216 $1,757 2,802,134 $627 212.4
% 1.7 33.4 4.1 28.2 23.3
Increase
Sources:
• Employees:
Kansas Department of Administration, Workforce Reports
• Population: U.S. Census Bureau, State Population Dataset
• CPI: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI annual averages

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