Nearly 24,000 Texas state employees quit in 2017, report finds
AUSTIN — Almost 24,000 state employees voluntarily left their jobs in 2017, according to a report from the Texas State Auditor’s Office.
In 2017, 18.6 percent of state employees left their jobs, the highest rate since George W. Bush was governor. After retirement, exit surveys conducted by state agencies showed that the biggest reason state employees quit was to find better compensation and benefits elsewhere. The auditor's office found that the lower the pay, the more likely employees quit in 2017.
Seth Hutchinson, vice president and organizing coordinator of the Texas State Employees Union, said that legislators need to take note of the report and actually effect change.
“Every agency is understaffed and underpaid,” Hutchinson said. “The buck stops with them. Their own state auditor who works for the Legislature comes out with this report every year. I hope every state legislator and their staff reads this and takes notes and does something about it.”
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