Our state leadership must invest in human capital for the strong state services and thriving economy we expect!
"Since 2009, staffing at the state mental health department in Oklahoma is down more than 20 percent, and at the Office of Juvenile Affairs by nearly a quarter. The state Office of Fire Marshal once employed 30 workers, but now has 18.
A report on 2017 state compensation in Oklahoma found that average salaries were 27 percent lower than for comparable jobs in the private sector."
Public Servants Are Losing Their Foothold in the Middle Class
nytimes.com
Even as private employers have rebounded from the recession, the public sector’s ranks have withered, and pay and benefits have lagged.