StaffingRatiosVaryGreatly

WeaskedIPMAHRmembershowmanyHRprofessionalstheyhaveperemployeeandtheresultsshow
thatthemostcommonratioisoneHRpersonper76to100employees.Asthechartbelowreveals,the
nexttwomostfrequentratiosareoneHRpersonper51to75employeesandoneto101125
employees.Despitetherecession,theratiosareverysimilartothosefoundinthe2010surveyandin
2006.

Thesizeoftheorganizationappearstobeanimportantfactorinthestaffingratioswithlarger
organizationstendingtohavemoreemployeesperHRperson.Belowarethreechartsshowingthe
breakdownbysizeoforganization,startingwiththesmallerorganizationsfirst.


Staffingratiosfororganizationswith1499employees:

Staffingratiosfororganizationswith500to999employees

StaffingratiosforOrganizationswith1,000to4,999employees

Onehundredandeightyfourpeoplerespondedtothesurveythatwassentoutelectronicallyviathe
IPMAHRbulletininApril2011.Fiftypercentofrespondentsarefromlocalmunicipalities/cities,24
percentfromcounties,10percentfromspecialdistricts,9percentfromstategovernmentand1percent
fromFederalagencies.

About IPMA-HR
IPMA-HR is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to providing resources and
advocacy for public human resources professionals at all levels. Comprised of four regions and
more than 40 chapters, IPMA-HR represents more than 10,000 individuals and 1,300 agencies
in local, state and federal levels of government worldwide. IPMA-HR provides a focus and forum
for the discussion and exchange of views and best practices among public sector human resource
professionals throughout the United States and abroad. For more information about IPMA-HR,
visit www.ipma-hr.org.