The complete view of Minnesota’s public sector includes state government, local units of government, and higher education. Most of the data on this site is based on direct state employees that is collected and reported by MMB through the state’s payroll system (SEMA4).
Employment levels can be measured in two ways: the number of employees (head count) and full time equivalents (FTE). Both measures can be useful and the primary difference is due to the number of part-time and seasonal workers. As a result, the number of FTE’s will tend to be lower than the total number of employees.
Salary spending by agency and fund
Executive Branch Total Compensation Report
Actual Executive Branch Expenditures of Base Salaries and Benefits for Calendar Year 2012
Resource that provides a wide variety of information on all public employees
Minnesota used full time equivalent (FTE) to measure staffing levels. The following link will provide you with current and historical information about Minnesota's staffing levels.