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Voluntary separations accounted for the majority (74.8 percent) of the State's
total separations and increased 5.9 percent since fiscal year 2011. Several
factors may have contributed to that increase. Specifically:
- According to the Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts, improved
economic indicators signal that the Texas economy is emerging from the
recession more quickly than the rest of the United States and Texas
continues to add jobs.
- Texas unemployment rates decreased. The statewide unemployment rate
decreased from 8.1 percent in fiscal year 2011 to 7.3 percent in fiscal year
2012.
- Retirements continued to be a significant portion of separations. During
the past five fiscal years, retirements increased by 29.6 percent. While the
number of retirements did not increase substantially between fiscal years
2011 and 2012, retirements still accounted for 17.0 percent of total
separations in fiscal years 2011 and 2012.
Table 3 provides a comparison of the voluntary separations for fiscal years
2011 and 2012.
Table 3
Voluntary Separation from Agency 13,909 14,981 7.7%
Retirement 4,411 4,416 0.1%
Statewide Voluntary Separations 18,320 19,397 5.9% b
a Voluntary separations exclude interagency transfers because they are not viewed as a loss to the
State.
b Statewide voluntary separations is not the sum of the percentages. This is the percent change in
separations between fiscal years 2011 and 2012.
Sources: Uniform Statewide Payroll/Personnel System, Human Resources Information System, and
Standardized Payroll/Personnel Reporting System.
Involuntary Employee Separations
Involuntary separations due to dismissal for cause, resignation in lieu of
separation, reduction in force, death, or termination at will accounted for 25.2
percent of total separations in fiscal year 2012. Involuntary separations
decreased 15.5 percent from fiscal year 2011; that decrease was primarily a
result of a 92.2 percent decrease in the number of employees who separated
from state employment due to reductions in force between fiscal years 2011
and 2012. Reductions in force were implemented at multiple agencies in
An Annual Report on Classified Employee Turnover for Fiscal Year 2012
SAO Report No. 13-704
December 2012
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