Attractiveness of public sector careers slumps

Two in five workers employed in state and local government claim the public sector is no longer an attractive career, with 64% saying the public perception of the sector has been diminished.
Thu, 5 Jul 2012
Two in five workers employed in state and local government claim the public sector is no longer an attractive career, with 64% saying the public perception of the sector has been diminished.

This is according to a survey of 1,700 jobseekers from jobsite totaljobs.com.It also finds that 53% say morale in the sector is low, and 24% would support strike action, up from 18% in the November 2011 edition of the survey.

Another finding is that one in four private sector employees would refuse a pay cut in order to save a colleague from redundancy – rising to one in three for public sector workers.

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