32 · Survey Results: Survey Questions and Responses
2014: 10.5%, 2013: 2.4%, 2012: 4.1%, 2011: 1.6%, 2010: 3.8%
3–5% for the past several years.
4–8%
5% average for staff at all ranks
6–8% including retirements
7–9%
8–12%
About 3% on average
About 5%
Average voluntary turn over rate for the past five years has been 12 per calendar year. The 12-month rate will rise
slightly this year due largely to retirements of non-exempt staff prompted by impending changes in their pension plan
payout rate.
In recent years it has averaged about six per year and most were retirements.
Minimal
Turnover for library in FY 13 was 7.9%.
Typical turnover rate is less than/equal to 1%.
With retirements, about 7%
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
The purpose of this section is to learn more about your library’s assessment of employee engagement, the level of employee
engagement within your library, and any challenges you have around employee engagement. (Employee engagement is defined as
the extent to which employees commit to something or someone in their organization, how hard they work, and how long they stay
as a result of that commitment.)
13. Has your library conducted, or been a part of a campus-wide employee engagement survey or
organizational climate assessment within the last five years? N=50
Yes 38 76%
No 12 24%
If yes, what type of assessment(s) have you administered or been a part of? Check all that apply.
N=38
Campus-wide assessment 28 74%
Library-focused assessment (e.g., ClimateQUAL) 14 37%
Proprietary assessment (e.g., Gallup) 5 13%
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