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Federal Workforce: Pay, Recruitment, and Retention of Federal Employees

GGD-87-37 Published: Feb 10, 1987. Publicly Released: Feb 24, 1987.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the effects of the pay disparity between the federal government and the private sector by examining: (1) attrition rates and recruiting difficulties in the federal scientific and engineering community; (2) attrition rates in other occupations; and (3) federal recruitment problems in general.

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Attrition ratesCompensationFederal employeesIncome statisticsJob classificationPayPersonnel recruitingWage surveysEngineersScientists