Honolulu Faces Worker Shortage as Retirements, Vacancies Soar
Officials are worried the city could lose 24 percent of its current workforce by mid-2022. Competition from the private sector has hurt recruitment, especially for specialized fields, such as engineering.
May 10, 2021 • (TNS) The city could be looking at a 24 percent loss in its current workforce by mid-2022 as more and more employees become eligible for retirement and vacancies go unfilled.
The Department of Facility Maintenance alone is facing a possible 46 percent reduction in staff when considering potential retirements and vacancies, second only to the Department of Land Management, which could possibly lose 57 percent of its staff, according to the city s Human Resources Department.