Pay & Benefits

Georgia Municipal Workforce Development Strategy and Playbook

June 21, 2022

This report serves as roadmap for GMA, Georgia City Solutions and cities to proactively address their workforce needs through investment, planning, and strategy implementation.

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Public Sector Retirement Initiative

Public Sector Retirement Initiative

March 19, 2018

National League of Cities

NLC’s Public Sector Retirement Initiative is a resource for elected officials featuring a series of reports and blog posts to help them navigate the complexities of retirement and healthcare planning and funding for the municipal workforce.

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Georgia Municipal Workforce Needs Assessment Report

February 7, 2022

As part of GMA and Georgia City Solutions' "Jobs With Purpose: Municipal Workforce Development Initiative," a workforce needs assessment was conducted the last half of 2021 to gain a better understanding of the current municipal employment landscape in Georgia. 

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Georgia's Municipal Workforce Development Needs

February 8, 2022

During GMA's February 8, 2022, Cities Connect call, Greg Wilson with the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia reported on the key takeaways from the municipal workforce needs assessment CVIOG conducted in 2021.

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Millennial State and Local Government Employee Views on Jobs, Compensation and Retirement

February 19, 2020

National Institute on Retirement Security

A new issue brief finds that Millennials working in state and local government are satisfied with their jobs and intend to stay with their employers so long as their benefits are not cut.

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State and Local Employee Views on Their Jobs, Pay and Benefits

November 13, 2019

National Institute on Retirement Security

One of the key challenges before state and local government employers is the ability to compete when it comes to recruiting and retaining employees to perform crucial job functions that serve  the  public. A tool that both public and private sector employers utilize to attract and retain workers is their benefits package.

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State and Local Government Workforce Survey 2023 Survey Findings

July 1, 2023

Mission Square Research Institute

The 2023 survey shows that state and local governments continue to face severe labor shortages and are deploying new strategies to attract and retain public service workers.

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State and Local Government Workforce: 2020 Survey

April 1, 2020

Center for State and Local Government Excellence (SLGE)

The Center for State and Local Government Excellence (SLGE) and its partners published their 2020 workforce survey, focusing on emerging issues such as flexible workplace policies, positions that are difficult to fill, and the reasons for separation as discussed in exit interviews.

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State and Local Government Workforce: 2021 Survey

June 1, 2021

Center for State and Local Government Excellence (SLGE)

The Center for State and Local Government Excellence (SLGE) has conducted an annual workforce survey since 2009. This survey of human resource professionals tracks key challenges facing state and local governments in the recruitment and retention of talented employees and the strategies being employed to manage and compensate those staff.

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