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CUPA-HR Releases Changes in Workforce Size Report
Full-time and part-time staff headcounts in higher education saw sharp decreases in
2025, marking a stark change from headcount growth in 2024. CUPA-HR’s new research
shows that full-time staff sizes decreased by 6.6%, ending a multiyear period of
positive growth that peaked at 6.5% in 2024. The drop in headcount was even more
pronounced among part-time staff, whose headcount decreased by 23.9% in 2025. This
steep decline follows an unprecedented expansion in 2024, when part-time staff grew by
21.1%.
Full-time and part-time staff headcounts in higher education saw sharp decreases in
2025, marking a stark change from headcount growth in 2024. CUPA-HR’s new research
shows that full-time staff sizes decreased by 6.6%, ending a multiyear period of
positive growth that peaked at 6.5% in 2024. The drop in headcount was even more
pronounced among part-time staff, whose headcount decreased by 23.9% in 2025. This
steep decline follows an unprecedented expansion in 2024, when part-time staff grew by
21.1%.
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