Summary of Report 25-706

CHANGES IN FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT
(FTE) LEVELS

Compared with fiscal year 2023, FTEs at state agencies increased by 4.7 percent and FTEs at higher education institutions increased by 5.2 percent. Compared with five years ago in fiscal year 2020, FTEs at state agencies increased by 0.8 percent and FTEs at higher education institutions increased by 12.9 percent.

The FTEs at the 8 medical institutions of The University of Texas System accounted for 67.1 percent of the 5-year growth in FTEs at higher education institutions.

STATEWIDE FTE EMPLOYEE DATA

State agencies reported an average of 147,226.6 FTEs, and higher education institutions reported an average of 211,215.0 FTEs. On average, 98.2 percent of FTEs at state agencies and 40.0 percent of FTEs at higher education institutions were paid from appropriated funds (state and federal appropriations).

LEGISLATIVELY MANDATED LIMITATIONS
ON STATE EMPLOYMENT LEVELS

The total state employment FTE limitation in fiscal year 2024 was 220,959.9 FTEs, an increase of 4,879.8 FTEs (or 2.3 percent) compared with fiscal year 2023.

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

MANAGEMENT-TO-STAFF RATIOS

State agencies in the executive branch and higher education institutions with more than 100 FTEs are statutorily required to maintain a management-to-staff ratio of no more than 1 manager/supervisor for every 11 nonmanagerial employees (1:11). In fiscal year 2024, state agencies averaged a ratio of 1:10.3, while higher education institutions averaged a ratio of 1:9.3.