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That was the motivating question behind the most recent EY Workforce Transformation Roundtable, hosted by EY People Advisory Services and featuring a panel of operations leaders from state government agencies across the US. The discussion surfaced notable lessons learned and key actions that other state leaders can use to compete in a difficult landscape, in three areas:
- Recruitment and talent sourcing strategy. How are leading public sector organizations competing for top talent while creating an experience that makes employees want to stay?
- Strategic workforce planning. How are organizations preparing for looming talent shifts while anticipating the skills, structures and roles they will need for the future?
- Employee upskilling. What knowledge, skills and capabilities will be critical for future employees to have and how are organizations investing in building these skill sets among their workforces?
Recent numbers highlight the hiring challenges not just within government but also more broadly. The US unemployment rate has been hovering around 3.6%, and the number of open jobs available totaled nearly 11 million at the end of January 2023, according to the Bureau of Labor statistics. In a global report across industries in 2022, the EY Work Reimagined Survey showed the impact of this imbalance: 68% of employers said turnover had increased, and 43% of employees said they were likely to leave their current employer in the next year (up from just 7% in the prior year’s survey). That figure climbed to 53% for Gen Z or millennials in the US and to 60% for those in the technology/hardware sector.
Here’s what our panel had to say about moving your organization forward.