Wisconsin Policy Forum Report Finds Drop in Public Sector Employment for Second Straight Year

Friday, August 26th, 2022 -- 10:01 AM

(Bob Hague, WRN) A big drop in public sector employment in Wisconsin.

A new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum found more than 17,000 state residents left public sector employment last year. That marks a 20 year high, and a second straight year of a net decline in public sector workers, which includes K-12 teachers and higher ed instructors, law enforcement and public officials.

The report attributes this to both Wisconsin's aging population and strain on state institutions due to the COVID 19 pandemic 2021 saw the largest increase of non-retirement, “other separations” in any single year.

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