Number of Teachers Employed
  2002-03 2001-02 2000-01 1999-00 1998-99 1997-98 1996-97 1995-96 1994-95 1993-94 1992-93 1991-92 1990-91
Total Teachers Employed in the State 41,238 41,525 41,058 41,250   39,760 b/ 33,795 e/ 36,273 30,578   35,831 35,276 35,020
Newly Hired Teachers in Each Year 1,562 1,769 1,919 2,025   1,284 c/ 1,053 f/ 1,732 1,396   1,339 c/ 1,138 d/ 994
b/  Total number of certified school employees. c/  Figure is for first-year teachers, except for the largest district. d/  State data showed that there were 1,143 first-year teachers, but that figure does not include first-year teachers hired in the four largest districts inthe state. e/  A new computer system for data collection with different data codes resulted in the drop. f/  New data collection codes include only new teachers directly from college.