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City of Portland reports 8,677 employees, 741 non-casual vacancies and hiring challenges to committee
Summary
The Bureau of Human Resources told the Labor and Workforce Development Committee the city had about 8,677 employees as of Jan. 1, with roughly 741 non-casual vacancies and recruitment and classification trends that will affect upcoming bargaining and budget decisions.
Bureau of Human Resources officials presented a personnel update to the Labor and Workforce Development Committee on Jan. 16, reporting staffing levels, turnover patterns and initiatives to strengthen recruitment pipelines.
Ronald Zito, director of the Bureau of Human Resources, told the committee the city employed about 8,677 total workers as of Jan. 1, including 6,709 non-casual employees and 1,968 casual or seasonal employees (about 22 percent casual). He said the bureau counted roughly 741 non-casual vacancies, with about 386 of those currently in active recruitments.
Christopher Parra, the city’s workforce recruitment and training manager, said one key hiring metric is time to fill — defined as the time from…
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