About the State Workforce
Employee Counts 1
| Year | Rank & File | Excluded from Bargaining | Exempt from Civil Service | Seasonal | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 189,290 | 34,678 | 1,040 | 10,315 | 235,323 |
The State Controller's website provides current employee counts by department/facility (28 KB PDF) and by county (13 KB PDF).
- Average base pay
- Civil Service employees by age group (120 KB PDF)
- Civil service workforce statistics hosted by the State Personnel Board
Total "personnel years," including all three branches (executive, legislative, judicial) and University of California and California State University systems: 340,120 2
Footnotes
1. Employee counts provided courtesy of State Controller's Office, "Unit Profiles" database as of 06-30-2007. Figures reflect number of employees in State of California's Executive Branch, which does not include legislative or judicial branches, nor higher education.
2. Estimated count for FY 2006-2007, from Schedule 6 of Governor's 2007-2008 Proposed Budget Summary.
Updated March 17, 2008 at 2:39 PM.

