||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE |||
Across the country and across economic sectors, the challenge to recruit and retain workers has been acute. For state agencies, labor market trends have been disruptive. Ferries need tending. Hospitals need staffing. Without enough workers, state services suffer.
Turnover within state government leaped from a five-year average of 14.8% to 20.3% in the fiscal year 2023, tracking national trends. The governor’s proposed 2023–25 budget will strengthen the state workforce and will include targeted increases for specialized or high-turnover positions.
State agencies like the Department of Social and Health Services and Washington State Ferries especially are feeling the effects of a competitive labor market, and they are working overtime to attract the next generation of workers.
Read the full story on Gov. Jay Inslee’s Medium here.
 Turnover within state government leapt from a five-year average of 14.8% to 20.3% in fiscal year 2023 |
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Maybe Mr. Inslee should consider welcoming back all the state employees he fired for making their own health care decisions.
Mr. Hardman, how many times does it have to be said:
The decision you refer to (undoubtedly the refusal of vaccination) is not “their own health care” decision. It is a decision that affects the health of us all.
Mr. Inslee’s government responded very appropriately to state employees who refused to take into account their fellow Washingtonians’ health..