In the last two years attrition among women has been 0.2 percentage points higher than that among men, which aligns with a national trend of more women than men leaving the workforce in the wake of the pandemic. Image: Vitalii Vodolazskyi/Shutterstock.com
Turnover in the federal workforce is higher among women and younger employees, the Partnership for Public Service has said, indicating “where agencies might focus their recruitment and retention efforts.”
The fiscal 2023 attrition rate of 5.9 percent “the lowest since fiscal 2020 and a potential sign that fears of a “Great Resignation in government” were overblown, a posting says. The rate—counting resignations and retirements—over 2019-2023 reached a low of 5.5 percent in 2020 before climbing for two years and peaking at 7.6 percent in 2022.
However, in the last two years attrition among women has been 0.2 percentage points higher than that among men, which aligns with a national trend of more women than men leaving the workforce in the wake of the pandemic.
Also, in both years attrition among those under age 30 was the highest of any age group except for those over age 60, the large majority of whom would be leaving for retirement. “Federal leaders should focus on this loss of young talent in particular, as the government already struggles to attract young employees and will need to retain more of them as retirements increase,” it said.
Similarly, attrition among those with those with less than five years of service was the highest in any category except those with more than 30 years, who would overwhelmingly be leaving for retirement. “Federal leaders should focus on retaining these midcareer employees because they possess institutional knowledge and serve as established or rising senior executives at their agencies,” it said.
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