Summary of Report 24-703

CHANGES IN FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE) LEVELS

Compared with fiscal year 2022, FTEs at state agencies increased by 2.5 percent and FTEs at higher education institutions increased by 5.1 percent. Compared with five years ago in fiscal year 2019, FTEs at state agencies decreased by 3.9 percent and FTEs at higher education institutions increased by 10.2 percent.

Statewide FTE Employee Data

On average, 98.3 percent of FTEs at state agencies and 40.1 percent of FTEs at higher education institutions were paid from appropriated funds (state and federal appropriations). Higher education institutions reported an average of 200,721.1 FTEs. State agencies reported an average of 140,583.5 FTEs.

LEGISLATIVELY MANDATED LIMITATIONS ON STATE EMPLOYMENT LEVELS

The total state employment FTE limitation in fiscal year 2023 was 216,080.1 FTEs, an increase of 200.7 FTEs (or 0.1 percent) compared with fiscal year 2022.

The majority of state agencies and higher education institutions complied with their legislatively mandated FTE limitations.

MANAGEMENT-TO-STAFF RATIOS

State agencies and higher education institutions with more than 100 FTEs are statutorily required to maintain a ratio of manager/supervisor FTEs to staff FTEs of no more than 1:11. In fiscal year 2023, state agencies averaged a ratio of 1:10.2, while higher education institutions averaged a ratio of 1:9.3.