April 3, 2012

SandBoxBlogs: Grand Junction Daily Sentinel "1 in 6 county workers quitting"

Mike Wiggins:
"More than one in six Mesa County employees ended their employment with the county last year, the most in at least 11 years and a figure that concerns some county officials.

A total of 160 of the county’s 916 workers were laid off or fired or voluntarily resigned in 2011, according to a report recently presented to county commissioners by Human Resources Director Sandy Perry. The turnover rate of 17.5 percent was more than double the 8.4 percent turnover rate in 2009.

Perry said the average annual turnover in the public sector ranges from 12 to 14 percent.

“My concern is if they (high turnover rates) continue through this year,” she said. “Then we need to be cognizant of: Is there a deeper issue going on?”..."  (Read more?  Click title)

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