Skip to content

Industry News

Print

SLGE Releases State and Local Government Workforce Survey Report for 2021

On May 19, 2021, the Center for State & Local Government Excellence (SLGE) released its report, Survey Findings: State and Local Government Workforce 2021. The research found that the public sector faces significant challenges in hiring and retaining employees in various critical areas. The new research indicates that 60-75% of survey respondents find health care positions to be difficult to fill as well as corrections and policing positions.

In addition, the research found that the COVID-19 pandemic is causing a higher rate of retirement among the state and local government workforce. About 38% of respondents indicated that retirement-eligible employees are accelerating their retirement plans, which is the highest rate observed since this research began in 2009.

The report is available here.