The State workforce is funded through a variety of means, including state taxes, fees and federal funding. The New York State Division of the Budget (DOB) projects 189,700 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) positions as of March 31, 2025. Of these, 4.7 percent (9,009 FTEs) are funded with federal resources; if the public university systems are excluded from the total, the share rises modestly to 7.1 percent.
However, the proportion of FTEs in each agency that are supported with federal dollars ranges widely – from 40 agencies that have no federally-funded FTEs to the Department of Labor, where 83.1 percent of all FTEs are supported by federal funds. In addition, the number of actual State workers whose jobs are backed by federal funding may be somewhat greater. One FTE may be a full-time employee, or a number of part-time employees whose typical work schedule equates to a full State work week. In addition, some FTEs are funded through a mix of State and federal funds.
Federal funding pays for State workers to carry out essential activities, such as administration of major benefits programs like Unemployment Insurance and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; provision of services like workforce training and in-home care for older New Yorkers; and prevention of fraud in use of Medicaid in other funds.
Percentage of Select State Agency FTEs that are Federally Funded, SFY 2025
Note: Federal funding for Department of Labor (DOL) staffing is primarily for the administration of Unemployment Insurance, the Workforce Investment Act, and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Federal funding for Division of Military and Naval Affairs (DMNA) staffing supports military readiness as well as maintenance and operations activities. Federal funds for Office for the Aging (SOFA) staffing primarily supports the administration of the federal Older Americans Act.
Source: NYS Division of the Budget, FY 2026 NYS Executive Budget Financial Plan
All State Agencies: FTEs Supported by All Funds and Federal Funds, SFY 2025
| Major Agencies | Federal Funds FTE | All Funds FTE | Percent Federal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children and Family Services, Office of | 487 | 2,983 | 16.3% |
| Corrections and Community Supervision, Department of | 646 | 25,064 | 2.6% |
| Education Department, State | 1,235 | 2,909 | 42.5% |
| Environmental Conservation, Department of | 273 | 3,313 | 8.2% |
| Financial Services, Department of | 0 | 1,391 | 0.0% |
| General Services, Office of | 0 | 1,859 | 0.0% |
| Health, Department of | 1,575 | 6,209 | 25.4% |
| Information Technology Services, Office of | 0 | 3,863 | 0.0% |
| Labor, Department of | 2,446 | 2,942 | 83.1% |
| Mental Health, Office of | 11 | 15,268 | 0.1% |
| Motor Vehicles, Department of | 71 | 3,228 | 2.2% |
| Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Office of | 43 | 2,453 | 1.8% |
| People with Developmental Disabilities, Office for | 18 | 19,133 | 0.1% |
| State Police, Division of | 0 | 6,521 | 0.0% |
| Taxation and Finance, Department of | 0 | 3,828 | 0.0% |
| Temporary and Disability Assistance, Office of | 912 | 1,937 | 47.1% |
| Transportation, Department of | 126 | 8,495 | 1.5% |
| Workers' Compensation Board | 0 | 1,086 | 0.0% |
| Subtotal | 7,843 | 112,482 | 7.0% |
| Minor Agencies | |||
| Addiction Services and Supports, Office of | 0 | 782 | 0.0% |
| Adirondack Park Agency | 0 | 54 | 0.0% |
| Aging, Office for the | 77 | 126 | 61.1% |
| Agriculture and Markets, Department of | 27 | 557 | 4.8% |
| Alcoholic Beverage Control, Division of | 0 | 398 | 0.0% |
| Arts, Council on the | 0 | 33 | 0.0% |
| Budget, Division of the | 0 | 292 | 0.0% |
| Civil Service, Department of | 0 | 499 | 0.0% |
| Correction, Commission of | 0 | 44 | 0.0% |
| Criminal Justice Services, Division of | 20 | 577 | 3.5% |
| Deferred Compensation Board | 0 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Economic Development, Department of | 0 | 165 | 0.0% |
| Elections, State Board of | 11 | 220 | 5.0% |
| Employee Relations, Office of | 0 | 93 | 0.0% |
| Ethics and Lobbying, Independent Commission on | 0 | 68 | 0.0% |
| Executive Chamber | 0 | 168 | 0.0% |
| Financial Control Board, New York State | 0 | 12 | 0.0% |
| Gaming Commission, New York State | 0 | 396 | 0.0% |
| Higher Education Services Corporation, New York State | 0 | 105 | 0.0% |
| Homeland Security and Emergency Services, Division of | 131 | 758 | 17.3% |
| Housing and Community Renewal, Division of | 73 | 676 | 10.8% |
| Hudson River Valley Greenway Communities Council | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Human Rights, Division of | 37 | 174 | 21.3% |
| Indigent Legal Services, Office of | 0 | 60 | 0.0% |
| Inspector General, Office of the | 0 | 105 | 0.0% |
| Interest on Lawyer Account | 0 | 9 | 0.0% |
| Judicial Conduct, Commission on | 0 | 56 | 0.0% |
| Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs | 0 | 490 | 0.0% |
| Labor Management Committees | 0 | 71 | 0.0% |
| Lieutenant Governor, Office of the | 0 | 10 | 0.0% |
| Medicaid Inspector General, Office of the | 257 | 515 | 49.9% |
| Military and Naval Affairs, Division of | 247 | 394 | 62.7% |
| Prevention of Domestic Violence, Office for | 0 | 38 | 0.0% |
| Prosecutorial Conduct, Commission on | 0 | 19 | 0.0% |
| Public Employment Relations Board | 0 | 36 | 0.0% |
| Public Service Department | 22 | 578 | 3.8% |
| State, Department of | 14 | 660 | 2.1% |
| Statewide Financial System | 0 | 147 | 0.0% |
| Tax Appeals, Division of | 0 | 29 | 0.0% |
| Veterans' Services, Department of | 8 | 110 | 7.3% |
| Victim Services, Office of | 41 | 110 | 37.3% |
| Waterfront Commission | 0 | 32 | 0.0% |
| Welfare Inspector General, Office of | 0 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Subtotal | 965 | 9,677 | 10.0% |
| University Systems | |||
| City University of New York | 0 | 13,511 | 0.0% |
| State University Construction Fund | 0 | 145 | 0.0% |
| State University of New York | 0 | 49,000 | 0.0% |
| Subtotal | 0 | 62,656 | 0.0% |
| Independently Elected Agencies | |||
| Audit and Control, Department of | 0 | 2,915 | 0.0% |
| Law, Department of | 201 | 1,970 | 10.2% |
| Subtotal | 201 | 4,885 | 4.1% |
| Total | 9,009 | 189,700 | 4.7% |
Note: Neither SUNY nor CUNY report any of their FTEs as being federally funded, even as the SUNY Research Foundation reported receiving $707.9 million in federal grants in SUNY Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 and the CUNY Research Foundation reported $444.4 million in Governmental Revenue for CUNY Fiscal Year 2024. See SUNY, Annual Financial Report FY 2024, and Research Foundation of the City University of New York and Related Entity Consolidated Financial Statements and Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants, June 30, 2024 and 2023
Source: FY 2026 NYS Executive Budget Financial Plan