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Employment - All Budgeted Funds - Table 19 Current Law

General Government

2021-22 Actual 2022-23 Actual 2023-24 Actual 2024-25 Estimated 2025-26 Proposed 2026-27 Proposed

Legislative

House of Representatives 354 380 382 355 393 405
Senate 255 286 270 238 283 293
Joint Transportation Committee 4 4 4 5 5 5
Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee 24 27 30 30 28 30
Legislative Evaluation and Accountability Program Committee 10 11 10 12 12 12
Office of the State Actuary 18 19 19 19 19 21
Office of State Legislative Labor Relations 1 2 2 5 5
Office of Legislative Support Services 33 39 40 38 51 51
Joint Legislative Systems Committee 61 62 67 69 76 76
Statute Law Committee 42 43 43 41 47 47
Redistricting Commission 7
Total Legislative 807 872 867 808 919 944

Judicial

Supreme Court 62 63 73 74 81 81
Law Library 8 8
Court of Appeals 131 133 134 135 143 144
Commission on Judicial Conduct 7 7 8 9 17 17
Administrative Office of the Courts 478 515 555 580 596 588
Office of Public Defense 28 35 48 56 89 89
Office of Civil Legal Aid 6 10 14 17 23 23
Total Judicial 721 771 833 872 948 942

Governmental Operations

Office of the Governor 71 73 143 158 163 163
Office of Lieutenant Governor 7 6 6 6 9 9
Public Disclosure Commission 30 31 33 32 37 38
Washington State Leadership Board 3 4 4 5 5
Office of the Secretary of State 265 268 295 315 351 350
Governor's Office of Indian Affairs 2 4 4 4 8 8
Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs 3 3 3 3 3 3
Office of State Treasurer 60 62 67 65 70 71
Office of State Auditor 405 435 455 470 373 374
Citizens' Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials 1 1 1 1 1 2
Office of Attorney General 1,511 1,590 1,704 1,768 1,556 1,545
Caseload Forecast Council 11 11 12 12 16 16
Department of Financial Institutions 200 206 217 228 245 244
Department of Commerce 430 534 641 750 623 625
Economic and Revenue Forecast Council 5 6 6 7 9 9
Office of Financial Management 473 522 529 579 608 477
Office of Administrative Hearings 258 234 219 220 240 240
State Lottery 124 129 130 132 146 144
Washington State Gambling Commission 94 95 98 99 150 146
Commission on Hispanic Affairs 3 3 6 7 9 9
Commission on African-American Affairs 3 3 3 3 3 3
Department of Retirement Systems 251 260 292 309 337 342
State Investment Board 103 113 114 116 131 131
Department of Revenue 1,203 1,281 1,357 1,399 1,493 1,492
Board of Tax Appeals 15 15 15 15 17 17
Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises 32 33 40 44 59 60
Office of Insurance Commissioner 239 244 261 265 281 301
Washington Technology Solutions 269 283 307 314 417 417
Board of Accountancy 10 9 9 9 12 12
Department of Enterprise Services 722 787 848 881 941 941
Horse Racing Commission 10 10 10 11 16 16
Liquor and Cannabis Board 335 345 364 382 422 404
Utilities and Transportation Commission 152 133 144 159 216 222
Board for Volunteer Firefighters and Reserve Officers 3 4 4 4 4 4
Office of Independent Investigations 0.13 15 33 51 79 79
Military Department 359 384 400 399 372 370
Public Employment Relations Commission 28 28 28 29 42 42
Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Plan 2 Retirement Board 8 8 8 8 8 8
Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation 20 23 27 25 31 31
Total Governmental Operations 7,714 8,197 8,836 9,281 9,500 9,369
Total General Government 9,242 9,840 10,535 10,960 11,367 11,255

Human Services

2021-22 Actual 2022-23 Actual 2023-24 Actual 2024-25 Estimated 2025-26 Proposed 2026-27 Proposed

Other Human Services

Washington State Health Care Authority 1,432 1,546 1,680 1,754 1,641 1,745
Human Rights Commission 26 29 31 33 47 52
Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals 144 141 140 143 168 166
Criminal Justice Training Commission 72 93 116 139 128 128
Department of Labor and Industries 3,043 3,064 3,205 3,141 3,402 3,401
Department of Health 1,944 2,242 3,082 3,093 2,205 2,203
Department of Veterans Affairs 779 810 871 905 913 913
Department of Children, Youth, and Families 4,411 4,603 4,995 5,186 5,018 4,982
Department of Corrections 8,155 8,251 8,656 8,828 8,903 8,945
Department of Services for the Blind 81 81 82 89 96 96
Employment Security Department 2,672 2,141 2,166 2,204 2,439 2,342
Total Other Human Services 22,758 23,002 25,023 25,515 24,960 24,971

Social and Health Services

Department of Social and Health Services 15,569 16,039 17,364 18,053 19,782 19,616
Total Social and Health Services 15,569 16,039 17,364 18,053 19,782 19,616
Total Human Services 38,326 39,041 42,387 43,567 44,742 44,588

Transportation

2021-22 Actual 2022-23 Actual 2023-24 Actual 2024-25 Estimated 2025-26 Proposed 2026-27 Proposed

Transportation

Board of Registration for Professional Engineers & Land Surveyors 9 9 10 11 12 12
Board of Pilotage Commissioners 3 3 3 3 4 4
Washington State Patrol 2,208 2,188 2,283 2,389 2,554 2,580
Traffic Safety Commission 23 25 28 30 32 32
Department of Licensing 1,260 1,342 1,399 1,426 1,442 1,495
Department of Transportation 6,493 6,875 7,272 7,339 7,542 7,649
County Road Administration Board 15 16 15 16 22 22
Transportation Improvement Board 10 10 10 10 16 16
Transportation Commission 8 7 7 7 11 11
Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board 2 1 2 3 3 3
Total Transportation 10,031 10,478 11,031 11,234 11,637 11,823
Total Transportation 10,031 10,478 11,031 11,234 11,637 11,823

Education

2021-22 Actual 2022-23 Actual 2023-24 Actual 2024-25 Estimated 2025-26 Proposed 2026-27 Proposed

Higher Education

Student Achievement Council 103 116 127 134 134 130
University of Washington 28,438 29,400 31,995 30,556 25,297 25,301
Washington State University 6,543 7,572 7,052 7,279 6,652 6,807
Eastern Washington University 1,249 1,339 1,390 1,137 1,512 1,512
Central Washington University 1,499 1,406 1,440 1,334 1,711 1,712
The Evergreen State College 507 524 551 552 700 698
Western Washington University 1,957 1,936 1,964 1,764 1,897 1,898
Community and Technical College System 15,448 15,367 15,576 13,669 14,628 14,628
Total Higher Education 55,743 57,659 60,095 56,424 52,531 52,683

Public Schools

Superintendent of Public Instruction 443 490 516 531 578 590
Total Public Schools 443 490 516 531 578 590

All Other Education

State School For The Blind 107 112 120 117 103 103
Washington State Center for Childhood Deafness and Hearing Loss 132 143 149 144 158 158
Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board 25 26 35 35 30 28
Washington State Arts Commission 22 28 33 34 24 24
Washington State Historical Society 35 40 46 49 50 50
Eastern Washington State Historical Society 30 34 39 41 42 42
Total All Other Education 351 382 421 420 406 404
Total Education 56,537 58,532 61,032 57,375 53,514 53,678

Natural Resources

2021-22 Actual 2022-23 Actual 2023-24 Actual 2024-25 Estimated 2025-26 Proposed 2026-27 Proposed

Natural Resources & Recreation

Columbia River Gorge Commission 8 8 8 10 12 11
Department of Ecology 1,601 1,751 1,919 2,028 2,410 2,376
Pollution Liability Insurance Program 19 21 29 38 53 53
Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council 14 22 26 37 37
State Parks and Recreation Commission 790 846 852 925 1,008 1,007
Recreation and Conservation Funding Board 66 79 85 93 85 85
Environmental and Land Use Hearings Office 14 15 16 16 18 18
State Conservation Commission 23 28 29 32 42 42
Department of Fish and Wildlife 1,906 2,059 2,218 2,435 1,886 1,867
Puget Sound Partnership 48 54 59 64 58 56
Department of Natural Resources 1,822 1,967 2,193 2,742 1,815 1,811
Department of Agriculture 777 780 835 887 948 940
Total Natural Resources & Recreation 7,075 7,622 8,265 9,295 8,373 8,302
Total Natural Resources 7,075 7,622 8,265 9,295 8,373 8,302
Total FTE Staff Years 121,211 125,513 133,250 132,431 129,634 129,644