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Employee Services Department
Staff Report
• Introduction of Staff
• Recruitment and Retention
• Monroe County Workforce
• Applicant Data
• Cost of Living Index
• Employment Challenges
• Strategies and Solutions
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Monroe County Workforce
➢ Monroe County, FL Population (July 2022 Census) 81,708
■ Persons under 18 years 19.9%
■ Persons 65 and over 23.7%
■ Approximately 43.6% or 35,625 of the population non-active workforce
■ Approximately 56.4% or 46,083 of the population is active workforce
➢ Monroe County, FL Unemployment Rate (Mar 2023) 1.7%
May 17,2023 Reference:United States Census Bureau
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Applicant Data
0 2019
➢ 4.2 Applicants per Open Position
2023
➢ 2.3 Applicants per Open Position
As of April 2023:
74 Applicants
44 Open Positions
➢ 1.7 Applicants per Open Position
This data reflects the total number of
applicants. Not all applicants are deemed
qualified based on minimum qualifications
for the open positions.
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Recruitment and Retention '
Cost of Living Index
Overall 100 103.1 104.2 148.2
Grocery 100 102.8 105.3 112.8
Health 100 102.3 100.3 162.4
Housing 100 101.1 103.6 242.8
Median Home Cost $338,100 $362,400 $370,500 $901,500
Utilities 100 101.3 97.9 98.8
Transportation 100 112.6 114.8 77.2
Miscellaneous 100 87.6 105.3 109.2
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Cost of Living Index
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Employment Challenges
Resignation Exit Surveys - 44 Employees (May 2022-Present)
➢ Relocation
■ Cost of Living (including Housing) - 10
■ MCFR - 8
■ Health - 7
■ Other-2
➢ Other Employment
■ Pay Dissatisfaction - 7
■ Other-5
*This does not include involuntary turnover, nor all voluntary
➢ Other Reason-5 turnover;only those who responded to the survey.
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Strategies and Solutions
➢ 2022-2023 Compensation Study
➢ Current pay plan is 7.4% below the market midpoint
➢ Human Resources Job Fairs
➢ CFK, Chamber of Commerce
➢ Employee Housing Program
➢ Social Media
➢ Media Advertising
➢ Targeted Advertising
➢ Professional and Trade Publications
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