Suwon's Early-Career Civil Servant Resignation Rate Continues to Decline

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Joon-sung] The resignation rate of early-career civil servants in Suwon Metropolitan City has shown a consistent decline. This is attributed to visible results from early-career civil servant retention policies continuously implemented since the launch of the eighth elected administration.

According to the city on the 14th, the resignation rate of Suwon's early-career civil servants (based on 1-5 years of service), which stood at 38.7% in 2023, fell to 30.8% in 2024 and 24.1% in 2025. Despite the trend of increased resignations within five years across civil service organizations overall, Suwon's early-career civil servant resignation rate in 2025 dropped to 60% level compared to 2023.

The key to lowering the resignation rate of early-career civil servants in Suwon was 'empathy.' The city conducted public service satisfaction surveys reflecting employee opinions, and based on the survey results, implemented action plans to improve organizational satisfaction by addressing identified issues.

The city also conducts orientation education for newly hired civil servants and establishes 'mentor-mentee' allowances to promote active communication, thereby establishing 'communication-based organizational culture.' Easing promotion backlogs through workforce adjustments and improving personnel systems based on performance and data appear to have contributed to lowering resignation rates among early-career civil servants.

Customized welfare benefit systems tailored to the expectations of young civil servants have also been strengthened. Customized welfare points have been increased by 2 million won, and welfare programs such as overseas cultural tours (60 people annually) and musical instrument lesson subsidies (up to 300,000 won) are being operated.

Beyond simply increasing benefits, the city has established systems that provide opportunities for growth during civil service careers.

A city official stated, "We have set the goal of transforming civil service from a 'place to endure' to an 'organization we want to work for' through fair evaluation and compensation, and we are working to realize this vision," and added, "We will continue efforts not just to lower the resignation rate of early-career civil servants, but to improve the overall quality of the civil service sector."

The official further noted, "We will reestablish the value of modern civil service that cannot be explained by stability alone and develop a local government model that designs future-oriented organizational culture."