Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Spring 2017, Question 23a

Shortage of qualified candidates contributes to recruitment/retention problems

Full Question Text

Which of the following factors, if any, are contributing to your jurisdiction’s problems in recruiting and/or retaining employees? (check all that apply) (Among those jurisdictions that reported that recruiting and/or retaining current employees was a problem)

a. Shortage of qualified candidates

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
Percentage of jurisdictions which have have problems in recruiting and/or retaining employees because of a shortage of qualified candidates: (Among those jurisdictions that reported that recruiting and/or retaining current employees was a problem) 66% 61% 84% 76% 70%