What has happened to public employment in Texas since 1972 at both the state and local levels? What are the major functional areas of employment for state employees?
What are the major functional areas of employment for county and municipal government employees?
What challenges does the state face in replacing employees?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Explain that both state and local government employment have grown considerably.
2. Explain that local government employment is over three times as large as state employment.
3. Identify education and social services as the two largest functional areas of state government employees, and some combination of social services, public safety and corrections, government administration, and utilities as the largest functional areas of employment for counties and municipal governments.
4. Indicate that the public workforce is aging and that there are high levels of turnover. Explain that public perceptions of bureaucrats, bureaucrat-bashing, wages, and working conditions can all discourage young and talented individuals from pursuing public employment.
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