This page provides general government state employee headcount and diversity data.
Higher Education employee information is not included.
Data as of October 31, 2009 unless otherwise noted:
Workforce Headcount
| Branch: |
Headcount |
| Executive Branch* |
63,566
|
| Legislative Branch |
729 |
| Judicial Branch |
606 |
Tracking Report - State Employee Headcount (Excel) (includes Executive Branch employees only)
Drilldown of Headcount Data (by agency, county, and job class).
Layoff Activity
Report Time Period: 7/1/2008 – 10/31/2009
Run Date: 11/9/2009
This data reflects layoff-related actions for the Executive Branch* of Washington State employees.
| Categories: |
# of Layoff Actions |
| Total layoff-related actions |
1,233
|
| Layoff actions not resulting in separation from state service** |
786
|
| Separations from state service |
447
|
**Layoff actions not resulting in separation from state service include demotions in lieu of layoff, appointment change to accept layoff option, non-perm appointment in lieu of layoff, etc.

Monthly layoff numbers in this chart may vary from previously posted data due to retroactive activities.
Diversity Profile This data reflects permanent general government state employees only (excludes Higher Education, Legislative, and Judicial employees).
|
Categories:
|
Statewide |
| % Female |
53%
|
| % Persons with Disabilities |
4%
|
| % Vietnam Era Veterans |
6%
|
| % Veterans with Disabilities |
2%
|
| % People of Color |
18%
|
| % Persons Over 40 |
74%
|
| % Black or African American |
5%
|
| % Hispanic / Latino |
5%
|
| % American Indian / Alaskan Native |
2%
|
| % Asian / Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander |
7%
|
| % Caucasian |
82%
|
Workforce Measures
This information is based on a roll-up of agencies' HR Management Reports. For additional information, view the full Statewide HRM Reports.
|
Measure:
|
Statewide |
| Average turnover rate |
7.3% FY09
|
*Executive Branch – general government employees, both permanent and non-permanent (excludes Legislative, Judicial, and Higher Ed employees, emergency firefighters, and work study students).