To help state and local governments chart a course to build their workforces, the Center for Digital Government (CDG), in collaboration with IBM, conducted a national survey of state and local CIOs in July 2022. Their responses highlight both the challenges and opportunities ahead for governments as they try to evolve into future-driven organizations and attract the talent they need to accelerate transformation. The following report provides a roadmap for how state and local governments can address current talent gaps and cultivate their workforce of the future.

The public sector has never experienced a hiring crisis like this before. Gone are the days of receiving too many applications for too few open positions. Governments today must be open to meaningful change to succeed in this highly competitive, job seeker market.

Over the last several months, Katherine Barrett & Richard Greene talked with dozens of individuals from private sector consultancies, government membership associations, local and state human resource departments and other agencies to gather thoughts on how government jobs will change in the short and longer-term. These conversations, combined with information garnered from reports, are feeding this three-part series of columns for Route Fifty about what the state and local government workforce will look like in the coming years. 

The Future of State and Local Government Jobs
The Future of Government Jobs: Change is Inevitable
The Future of Government Jobs: No Field Will Be the Same

NASPE recorded the brainstorming conversations with Barrett & Greene to share with other State HR Directors their thoughts on the Future of Government Jobs. 

Continuing our series on a becoming an employer of choice, we’ll discuss the importance of culture, diversity, equity & inclusion in attracting and retaining employees. This facilitated discussion brings together two experienced and highly-regarded experts in workforce strategies.