Survey reveals hiring ramp-up for public sector agencies

According to the IPMA-HR HR Bulletin, their 2007 Hiring Outlook Survey revealed that public sector agencies plan on doing a substantial amount of hiring this year.

The survey of 656 IPMA-HR members was conducted from 1/10-1/17/07.

Highlights:

• 75% of respondents plan on hiring this year, up from 68% in 2006
• Employers are planning on hiring in larger numbers
• As with previous years, most new positions will be in public safety
• Need will also be strong in public works and finance & management
• Only 12% of respondents plan on conducting layoffs this year, down from 16% in 2006 and 18% in 2005
• 89% of respondents indicated they currently have vacancies
• Fewer organizations are purposely leaving positions unfilled for budgetary reasons

I'll put up a link to survey results once (if) they're posted.