For six straight years, more human resource departments have expanded than contracted, and now HR staffing is again at record levels, according to Bloomberg BNA's HR Department Benchmarks and Analysis 2017 report.

For the second year in a row, the median ratio of human resources staff to total employee headcount is at an all-time high of 1.4 full-time equivalent HR employees for every 100 workers served by the human resource department, based on Bloomberg BNA's annual survey of nearly 700 HR professionals.

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Katie Kuehner-Hebert

Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.

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