LAO State Workforce Vacancies

…s above the mid-step, or rising rent. For at least the past 20 years, the statewide vacancy rate consistently has been above 10 percent. In recent years, the vacancy rate has increased significantly to, at times, more than 20 percent. As of February 2024, the vacancy rate currently is about 20 percent with 47,920 vacant full-time-equivalent positions of the 243,829 established positions. (As we discuss below, the size of the workforce and the number of vacant positions fluctuates throughout the year.) Many Reasons for Positions to Be Vacant. As we discuss below, t…