Multiple Agencies
A Quarterly Report of Full-Time Equivalent State Employees for the Quarter Ending May 31, 1997
August 1997
Report Number 97-711
Overall Conclusion
There were 271,970 full-time equivalent (FTE) state employees for the quarter ending May 31, 1997, according to reports filed by 213 state agencies and institutions of higher education.
Key Facts and Findings
- There were 248,156 full-time state employees and 61,179 part-time state employees.
- In comparison to the quarter ending February 28, 1997, the number of FTE employees in state agencies increased by 1,339, and the number of employees in state institutions of higher education increased by 1,457. This resulted in a net increase of 2,797 (1.04 percent).
- The largest increase in FTEs (1,037) was at the Department of Criminal Justice as a result of increased staffing at two new facilities.
- The largest decrease in FTEs (543) was at the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation. This decrease was a result of the West Texas State Operated Community Services becoming a private facility.
- After adjusting for agencies without FTE target levels and institutions of higher education, however, the number of FTE employees (153,13 1) in the remaining 132 agencies is 5.47 percent below the adjusted overall FTE target level of 161,501.
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