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Survey: Recruiting, Retaining New Workers Becoming More Difficult for State Governments

U.S. state governments face growing challenges attracting, building and retaining critically important talent and workforce skills, according to research by the National Association of State Chief Administrators, conducted in collaboration with global consulting company Accenture and human resources provider NEOGOV.

According to the report, chief administrators and HR directors find “difficulty attracting new employees” as the top workforce management challenge.

See what Roger Millar, secretary of the Washington State Department of Transportation; Carlos Braceras, executive director of Utah Department of Transportation; and others have to say about this situation.

Click here to learn about the challenges of attracting new employees in this article in the AASHTO Journal.