How many state employees are there now vs. 20 years ago?
The Department of Finance tracks Personnel Years, which are the actual or estimated portions of positions expended for the performance of work. The number of Personnel Years is roughly equal to the number of full-time equivalent employees. See: • Chart M (.pdf, 5k) — Historical Data, Personnel Years • Chart M-1 (.pdf, 15k) — Historical Data, Personnel Years by Program Area and Percent Change • Schedule 4 (.pdf) — Personnel Years and Salary Cost Estimates (Revised) • Schedule 6 (.
The Department of Finance tracks Personnel Years, which are the actual or estimated portions of positions expended for the performance of work. The number of Personnel Years is roughly equal to the number of full-time equivalent employees. See Chart M, Historical Data, Personnel Years; Chart M-1, Historical Data, Personnel Years by Program Area and Percent Change; Schedule 4A, Personnel Years and Salary Cost Estimates; Schedule 4B, Positions and Salary Cost Estimates; and Schedule 6, Summary of State Population, Employees and Expenditures. Also see Glossary of Budget Terms and Department of Finance Glossary (Authorized Positions and Proposed New Positions).
