MTA Employee Productivity Metrics Since 2013

Beginning in 2013, this dataset tracks employee availability and unavailability for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York. It measures the proportion of scheduled time spent on productive work versus leave or nonproductive activities, sourced from the New York State open data portal. The data is organized by agency, department, job group, and month.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in 'Total Hours' of 'Available time' versus 'Unavailable time' by 'Agency' and 'Month'.
• Compare 'Availability Subtype' metrics like sick leave or training time across different 'Job Group Description' categories.
• Model seasonal patterns in workforce 'Availability Type' using the 'Month' column as a temporal feature.
• Assess departmental efficiency by correlating 'Department' with 'Total Hours' of productive work.

Strengths

• Multi-year temporal coverage beginning in 2013
• Granular breakdown by agency, department, and job group

Limitations

• Unknown total record count and sample size
• Potential for geographic bias as data is limited to the New York MTA system

Provenance

Source

data.ny.gov

Collection Method

Sourced from MTA timekeeping systems (e.g., PeopleSoft), as indicated by platform tags.

Time Range

Beginning 2013

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026

Geography

New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) network