2000-2001 Benchmarking Reports
The Total Compensation, Recruitment and Selection, and Training reports are now available. All three reports appear below in their entirety and in sections.
What is benchmarking?
IPMA and NASPE developed the following definition for benchmarking: A comparison of similar processes across public and private organization to identify best practices to improve organizational performance. The characteristics and attributes of benchmarking include measuring performance, systematically identifying best practices, learning from leading organizations, and adapting best practices as appropriate.
IPMA / NASPE's benchmarking goals: identify, measure and share the best practices of leading HR organization. Information will be available so organizations can compare their practices to the benchmark HR organizations and identify opportunities to improve their own organizations.
The primary purpose of the benchmarking project is to provide human resource practitioners with tools, models, skills, methods, and data to improve the effectiveness of their human resource programs for their customers. This is not an awards program, but a chance for everyone to learn and share information.
Purchasing the Reports Participants may access the reports for free. IPMA members may purchase access or printed copies of the Total Compensation and Recruitment and Selection reports for the low prices of $39.95. As an extra bonus, members will automatically receive the Training report FREE of cost.
Non-IPMA members may purchase each reports for only $79.95. To access or purchase either report, contact the IPMA Publications Department.
Total Compensation
Click here (members only, please log in) to print the entire 52-page Total Compensation report, NOTE: the complete report is a large file and will take several minutes to load depending upon the speed of your Internet connection and computer.
Total Compensation Report (members only, please log in)
To print the Total Compensation report in sections, please use the following links:
Total Compensation Respondent Criteria (members only, please log in)
The following reports display the summary result from the total compensation benchmarking survey, narrowed by the following respondent criteria:
- Cities
- Counties
- States
- Federal
- Merit-based civil service system
- Metrit-based system, without civil service protections
- Have at-will employment
Population: (members only, please log in)
- Less than 50,000
- 50,000-500,000
- 500,000-5 million
- Over 1 million
Total Number of Employees (Including part-time, full-time, temporary / contingent well as contractors) (members only, please log in)
- Less than 100 employees
- 100-499 employees
- 500-4,999 employees
- 5,000-49,999 employees
- 50,000-199,999 employees
- Over 200,000 employees
Labor Agreements (members only, please log in)
- Less than 20% with labor agreements
- 20-49% with labor agreements
- 50-79% with labor agreements
- 80-100% with labor agreements
Recruitment and Selection (members only, please log in)
The 56-page Recruitment and Selection report includes information on applicant testing and selection methods, number of permanent vacancies, veterans preferences, hiring time, posting vacancies, use of contractors and vendors, provisional hiring, Internet recruitment, cost per hire, and probationary periods.
Recruitment and Selection Report (members only, please log in)
To print the Recruitment and Selection report in sections, please link to the following sections: (members only, please log in)
- Summary Report and Background Information
- Applicant Testing and Selection Methods
- Number of Permanent Vacancies
- Veterans Preference
- Hiring Time
- Posting Vacancies
- Use of Contractors and Vendors
- Provisional Hiring, Internet Recruitment, and Cost Per Hire
- Probationary Periods and Miscellaneous
Recruitment and Selection Respondent Criteria
The following reports display the summary results from the Recruitment and Selection Benchmarking survey, narrowed by the following respondent criteria:
*Note: Some of these files are large and make take longer than normal to download.
Respondents from: (members only, please log in)
Population: (members only, please log in)
Total Number of Employees (including part-time, full-time, temporary / contingent as well as contractors) (members only, please log in)
- Less than 100 employees
- 100-499 employees
- 500-4,999 employees
- 5,000-49,999 employees
- 50,000-199,999 employees
- Over 200,000 employees
Training Benchmarking Report
The 30-page report includes information on Training Expenditures, employee eligibility and availability of training, training delivery methods in 2000, training delivery methods in 2001, types of training available, training evaluation and strategic planning and hours of training and training of staff.
The following reports display the summary results from the Training Benchmarking survey, narrowed by the following respondent criteria.
Note: Some of these files are large and make take longer than normal to download.
The 2000 / 2001 IPMA / NASPE Training Benchmarking Report (members only, please log in)
Respondents from: (members only, please log in)
Population: (members only, please log in)
Total Number of Employees (including part-time, full-time, temporary / contingent as well as contractors) (members only, please log in)
- Less than 100 employees
- 100-499 employees
- 500-4,999 employees
- 5,000-49,999 employees
- 50,000-199,999 employees
- Over 200,000 employees
We welcome your feedback and input in this process. For comments or questions, contact IPMA at (703) 549-7100.