Are Millennials as reluctant to work for the government as the conventional wisdom suggests? A deeper dive into survey data indicates a more complex story—and steps that public agencies should consider to attract and retain younger workers. Learn more about Millennials in government in our latest report: http://deloi.tt/1PC6fWr
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With the proportion of young employees in government workforces shrinking,
there is a great deal of anxiety over how to recruit and retain Millennials for
careers in government.
Deloitte’s Public Sector Research Team used new data
sources and techniques to examine four pieces of
conventional wisdom about Millennials in the
government workforce. It’s time to take a fresh, data-
driven look at Millennials in public service.
Are millennials in government really different from
prior generations?
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Much of the public discussion of how Millennials employees
may differ from other generations is based on anecdotes or
haphazard surveys of self-reported Millennial characteristics.
3. Conventional wisdom:
Millennials have
higher turnover rates*
What the data says: Turnover rates for Millennials
in government are actually lower than they were for
Gen-Xers at the same ages.
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*Deloitte Services LP analysis of US Census Bureau, Quarterly Workforce Indicators
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4. Conventional wisdom:
Millennials are less
passionate about
government careers*
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*Deloitte Services LP analysis of Office of Personnel Management, Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey and National Opinion Research Center General Social Survey
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What the facts say: Once Millennials join the
government workforce, their pride in their employers
and their engagement scores are as high as previous
generations.
5. Conventional wisdom:
Millennials will decamp to the
private sector in a heartbeat*
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*Deloitte Services LP analysis of US Census Bureau, Quarterly Workforce Indicators
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What the facts say: Millennial government workers are
actually holding on to their jobs longer than Gen-Xers did
at the same age. And when they do change jobs,
Millennials tend to choose other jobs within government.
6. Conventional wisdom:
Millennials are harder to
recruit for government jobs*
The data says:
Jury’s still out
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*Deloitte Services LP analysis of Dice Hiring Indicators and US Department of Education degrees awarded data’
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What the data says: No direct evidence for or
against the theory that Millennials are harder to recruit
than other generations.
7. What agencies and state governments can do
to recruit, develop, and retain Millennials:
Base human
capital strategies
on established
customer
segments, not a
doubtful
generational
characteristics.
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8. What agencies and state governments can do
to recruit, develop, and retain Millennials:
Publish more data
on recruitment,
retention, and
employee
development.
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9. What agencies and state governments can
do to recruit, develop, and retain
Millennials:
Ensure existing
benefits programs
are accessible to
Millennial
employees.
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10. Peter Viechnicki
Manager, Public Sector Research
Deloitte Services LP
pviechnicki@deloitte.com | Twitter @pviechnicki
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