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Human Resources reports strong in-person return-to-work, hires and rising wellness utilization
Summary
Atlanta's Department of Human Resources told the Finance Executive Committee that 72% of employees work five days in person after the mayor's directive; the department reported hiring gains, high wellness program usage and said personnel-paper changes will reduce authorized vacancies.
Calvin Blackburn, commissioner for the Department of Human Resources, briefed the Finance Executive Committee on personnel metrics, recruitment activity and employee wellness programs following the mayor’s return-to-work directive.
"Presently, 72% of our employees are working 5 days a week here at the city," Blackburn said, adding that 19% are on a three-days-in-office schedule, about 8% work four days in office and 1% are fully teleworking. He said the department’s total headcount was 10,063 as of May 2025 and that the vacancy count at that time stood at 2,273 prior to formal personnel-paper abolishments that will take effect later in July.
Blackburn described the city’s talent-acquisition results: the city participated in 44 job fairs, held internship job fairs with about 275 students, and reported an offer acceptance…
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