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

Poaching 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)

b. Poaching (i.e., losing employees to other public employers or the private sector)

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 poaching (i.e., losing employees to other public employers or the private sector): (Among those jurisdictions that reported that recruiting and/or retaining current employees was a problem)
39% 13% 38% 27% 24%