PPT Slide
Turnover in the state workforce is approaching 25% per year. This high rate of turnover is costly because it requires a larger workforce to do the job.
For the past 12 years, agencies have had to absorb the cost of merit raises ($33 million) and inflation ($61 million). By making agencies eat this cost, the savings of nearly $100 million can be used for other priorities of government. No one knows how much longer this practice can continue.