A Classification Audit
A Summary Report on Full-time Equivalent State Employees for Fiscal Year 2019
January 2020
Summary Analysis
During fiscal year 2019, state agencies and higher education institutions employed an average of 328,396.3 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees. That was an increase of 4,027.6 FTEs (or 1.2 percent) compared with the average number of FTEs in fiscal year 2018 (324,368.7). Specifically:
- State agencies employed an average of 146,322.9 FTEs in fiscal year 2019. That was an increase of 1,417.0 FTEs (or 1.0 percent) since fiscal year 2018.
- Higher education institutions employed an average of 182,073.4 FTEs in fiscal year 2019. That was an increase of 2,610.6 FTEs (or 1.5 percent) since fiscal year 2018.
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.
Statewide, in fiscal year 2019, 67.1 percent of FTEs were paid from appropriated funds, which includes 100.0 percent federally funded programs. On average, in fiscal year 2019, 98.7 percent of FTEs at state agencies and 41.8 percent of FTEs at higher education institutions were paid from appropriated funds.
During fiscal year 2019, the State employed an average of 328,396.3 FTEs in state agencies and higher education institutions, which was an increase of 4,027.6 FTEs (or 1.2 percent) when compared to the 324,368.7 FTEs in fiscal year 2018.
In the General Appropriations Act, the Legislature establishes state employment level limitations on FTEs. State employment limitations in fiscal year 2019 increased by 228.1 FTEs (or 0.1 percent) when compared to fiscal year 2018.
During fiscal year 2019, no state agency exceeded its legislatively mandated annual limitations on state employment levels; however, two state agencies exceeded their legislatively mandated quarterly limitations on state employment levels by an average of 2.3 percent. During fiscal year 2019, 20 higher education institutions exceeded their legislatively mandated annual limitations on state employment levels by an average of 17.7 percent.
Statewide, the average management-to-staff ratio, calculated using FTEs, for fiscal year 2019 was 1:10.5. State agencies averaged a management-to-staff ratio of 1:11.9, while higher education institutions averaged a management-to-staff ratio of 1:9.7.
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