High Turnover May Lead to Higher Wages in State Government
New data from Missouri's Office of Administration shows that five state agencies saw employee turnover rates of 30% or higher throughout 2021.
The Department of Mental Health had the highest turnover rate for the past year, at 38%, meaning nearly four out of ten full time employees left the agency over the past twelve months.
The Departments of Social Services, Revenue, Higher Education and Workforce Development, and Corrections all had turnover rates of 30% or higher as well.
The agency with the lowest turnover was the Department of Conservation, which saw slightly more than one in ten employees depart.
The data made public by the Office of Administration was collected from sixteen state agencies from November 2020 to November 2021.
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