MTA Headcount: Monthly Workforce Data by Agency and Function from 2024

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority provides monthly actual and projected headcount data derived from its annual budgeting process. The data is categorized by budget scenario, agency, function, occupational group, and funding type (reimbursable or non-reimbursable). It was last updated on March 14, 2026.

Use Cases

• Forecast personnel costs based on monthly projected headcount data.
• Analyze workforce distribution across transit agencies and functions.
• Compare budgeted versus actual staffing levels by occupational group.
• Model the financial impact of reimbursable versus non-reimbursable positions.

Strengths

• Data is structured by multiple dimensions: agency, function, occupational group, and funding type.
• Includes both actual and projected monthly figures for fiscal planning.
• Sourced from the MTA's official annual budgeting process.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

State of New York, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)

Collection Method

Obtained from the MTA's annual budgeting process.

Time Range

Beginning 2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 14 22:36:42.391774; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York, USA (MTA service area)