Summary of Report 23-704

CHANGES IN FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE) LEVELS

Statewide FTEs decreased overall due to decreased FTEs at state agencies.

Some agencies noted employee turnover and difficulty recruiting as reasons for their lower FTE levels.

Over the last five years, Public Safety and Criminal Justice (General Appropriations Act Article V) had the greatest decrease in FTEs.

Statewide FTE Employee Data

In fiscal year 2022, the majority (65.2 percent) of FTEs statewide were paid from appropriated funds.

Higher education institutions employed the majority (58.2 percent) of the State’s workforce.

Six higher education institutions and four state agencies had the highest annual average FTEs.

LEGISLATIVELY MANDATED LIMITATIONS ON STATE EMPLOYMENT LEVELS

No state agency exceeded its legislatively mandated annual FTE limitation; however, three state agencies exceeded their legislatively mandated quarterly FTE limitations. Twelve higher education institutions exceeded their legislatively mandated annual FTE limitations.

MANAGEMENT-TO-STAFF RATIOS

The average statewide management-to-staff ratio has steadily declined since fiscal year 2018. State agencies and higher education institutions with more than 100 FTEs are statutorily required to maintain a 1:11 ratio of manager/supervisor FTEs to staff FTEs. In fiscal year 2022, state agencies averaged a ratio of 1:10.2, while higher education institutions averaged a ratio of 1:9.3.