1. Nearly 30 percent of state government employees are eligible to retire within the next five years
2. 4 out of 5 state and local governments have indicated that employees have delayed retirement due to the economy
3. Over 28 percent of state government IT employees are eligible to retire within the next five years
4. Average state employee is 46 years old
5. Average new hire is 36 years old
6. More than half of the states continue to have difficulty recruiting new employees to fill vacant IT positions
Sources: NASCIO, NASPE, IPMA-HR and Center for State and Local Government, 2011
See http://www.nascio.org/publications/documents/NASCIO_ITWorkforce_UnderPressure.pdf