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Tired of posting another in a series of job announcements only to find practically no one applies and those who do aren't qualified? Have you raised employee compensation only to [...]

Some civilian politicians are working for the murderous generals BEFORE THE Burmese army took power in a coup last February, Aung Naing Oo was a well-spoken civil servant widely praised [...]

It might happen at an ICMA conference, at a state association meeting, or at a meeting within your own community. Someone you barely recognize walks up to you and says [...]

Two dollars and 85 cents. That's how much change a brand-new government employee found in his desk on his first day on the job. How do we know this? Because [...]

On a muggy afternoon in April, Angelina Iles, 65, folded herself into my passenger seat and took me on a tour of her beloved Pineville, La., a sleepy town smack [...]

Recurring pay freezes, furloughs, shrinking resources, and disruptive shutdowns have made highly sought-after government jobs less popular and less desirable. And for those workers already part of the public sector, [...]

Elementary school climate change presenter, regional environmental intern, environmental education instructor/intern--these are just a few of the cool internships and entry-level jobs with wholesome-sounding titles that have appeared recently on [...]

The job market in Hawaii is having a boom as thousands of new jobs are being added to the state government agencies. An analysis of the job market shows one in every 5 people in Hawaii works as a public employee.

If we're going to attract the many more good people that are needed in government, we need to do a much better job of explaining why public service can be [...]

The civil service has become the most popular profession in Hangzhou, reported China Daily, as the capital of east China's Zhejiang Province attracted some 365,000 for the national qualification exam [...]

The new public sector employment First Release issued by Office for National Statistics (ONS) notes that employment in the UK public sector rose by 72,000 in the year to March 2005, compared with an increase of 148,000 in the previous year to March 2004. Health and social services, and education showed the largest increase in employment (up by 50,000 and 23,000 respectively) while the public administration and police service showed a rise of 9,000 and 7000 respectively.

The Chancellor's announcement in the 2004 budget that significant savings to the public purse would be made by cutting jobs in the civil service brought renewed focus on staffing levels […]

The number of government jobs in Arkansas, for the first time since records have been kept, exceeded the number of manufacturing jobs in November. The report showed 204,200 were employed [...]

California's state government is facing the sharpest loss of revenue since World War II, in 2003 and the fallout would hit every level of local government according to the governor's office. The state's massive budget shortfall has triggered cutbacks, including layoffs or hiring freezes, at all levels of government, and in schools too.