A Summary Report on Full-time Equivalent State Employees for Fiscal Year 2012
March 2013
Report Number 13-706
Overall Conclusion
During fiscal year 2012, state agencies and higher education institutions employed an average of 306,975.8 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees. That was a decrease of 5,806.6 FTEs (or 1.9 percent) compared with the average number of FTEs in fiscal year 2011 (312,782.4). It is important to note that state agencies and higher education institutions self-reported the FTE data presented in this report, and the State Auditor's Office did not independently verify that data.
State agencies employed an average of 147,117.2 FTEs in fiscal year 2012. That was a decrease of 3.8 percent (or 5,842.9 FTEs) since fiscal year 2011.
Higher education institutions employed an average of 159,858.6 FTEs in fiscal year 2012. That was an increase of less than 1 percent (or 36.3 FTEs) since fiscal year 2011.