Most of those subcomponents increased by a point or two but satisfaction with pay—up from 57 to 59 percent positive—remains well below the 67 percent of 2020. Image: PeopleImages.com - Yuri A/Shutterstock.com
By: FEDweek StaffThe first set of data from this summer’s Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey shows slight gains overall in the measures most closely watched by agencies, Congress and outside good-government groups.
Government-wide data posted by OPM show increases in the two indexes are commonly, although not officially, seen as proxies for employee morale.
The “global satisfaction” index rose from 64 to 65, continuing a rise from the recent low of 62 in 2022, but still below the 69 of 2020; in the five prior years it rose from 60 to 65. That reflects responses to questions related to job satisfaction, satisfaction with the organization, willingness to recommend the agency to others as a place to work, and satisfaction with pay.
Most of those subcomponents increased by a point or two but satisfaction with pay—up from 57 to 59 percent positive—remains well below the 67 percent of 2020. It had risen from 57 to 63 percent positive over 2015-1019.
The “employee engagement” index meanwhile was 73, up a point over 2023, following scores of 72, 71 and 71 over 2020-2022; over 2015-2019, it rose from 64 to 68. That reflects views on leadership, supervisors, motivation and competency in the workplace.
Each of those subcategories was up one or two points, with “leaders lead” remaining the lowest at 63, views of supervisors the highest at 81 and views of the “intrinsic work experience” in between at 75.
Also up by one point, to 74, was an index first produced last year of the “employee experience.” Of its subcomponents, the most positive was “it is important to me that my work contributes to the common good” at 92, while the lowest, at 62, was “I have a strong personal attachment to my organization.”
A DEIA index introduced in 2022 also was up by a point, to 72, after rising two points last year. Of its subcomponents, the highest rated was inclusion, at 77, while the lowest rated was equity, at 68.
Still to come is the breakdown by agency, which becomes the backbone of the annual list by the Partnership for Public Service’s annual report on the best—and worst—places in the government to work.
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