PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS

Advisory Recommendation

The 2011 Advisory Recommendation is a report presented by the Arizona Department of Administration to the Governor and the Legislature to assist them with the establishment of a strategic direction that will ensure the state’s competitiveness with other Arizona employers while also maintaining a competent, productive and satisfied workforce. This report is required by statute (A.R.S. § 41-763.01) and provides information on the current compensation levels of state employees compared to other local and regional public and private sector employers. In addition to the compensation issues addressed in the advisory recommendation, the report also provides information on turnover and predictive information about future market movement.

Workforce Report

The 2011 Workforce Report for Human Resources contains 32 tables with important information about the State's workforce.

• The report begins with an overview, describing some of the functions and services provided by the State Service Personnel System, and describing the other personnel systems beyond the jurisdiction of the ADOA Personnel System.
• Compensation – this section of the report illustrates the average compensation of covered employees by agency and includes information about overtime and sick leave use.
• Employee Mobility – several tables show separation rates within the state, separations due to retirement, and projections for future retirements.
• Equal Employment – a number of tables reveal different illustrations of the demographic distribution within the state’s workforce, including ethnic, minority, and gender distributions.
• Workforce Characteristics – this section of the report shows a variety of information about number of employees by agency, number of covered/uncovered employees, comparative information to other states about relative staffing levels, and length of service and age distribution

Printed copies are available at the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records.