Federal recruitment, retention, relocation bonuses rose 22% in 2009

One of the potential drawbacks of the federal budget crunch? It might mean agencies won't be able to pay as much money to woo or keep highly skilled workers in the coming years.

But before the budget battles began, federal agencies paid out more than $349 million in recruitment, relocation and retention bonuses in 2009, according to a new report by the Office of Personnel Management. That's a 22 percent jump from the previous year.

Overall, 45 agencies made 43,250 total "3R" payments — up 9 percent from 2008. Total payments averaged $8,079, OPM said.

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Eli Saslow 30 Aug, 2011

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