A recent study from the Rockefeller Institute of Government found that state and local government employment actually increased during the recession while private sector employment decreased. According to the report, more cuts are almost certainly on the way as the full impact of the recession is felt by state and local governments.
During the past year, total state- and local-government employment rose in 30 states and declined in 16, with employment in the remaining states unchanged. Since the recession began, state and local governments have added a total of about 110,000 jobs, an increase of 0.6 per cent.
“As is the typical pattern in recessions, overall state and local government employment continued to grow after the start of the recession, although there has been a small decline since the August 2008 peak,” said Rockefeller Institute Senior Fellow Donald J. Boyd, author of the new report. “Further employment reductions are almost certainly on the way.”
Is your agency planning more furloughs and lay-offs?
September 15, 2009 at 10:05 am |
The news here in Phoenix is bleak. Revenues are down and the City of Phoenix is predicting large cuts later this year, based on the most recent projections. Here’s the latest report: http://tinyurl.com/ppfhl8
The city could face a budget shortfall of $65 million to $95 million in the middle of the current fiscal year. In February the City eliminated 1000 positions and now they are expecting mroe cuts after the first of the year.
March 5, 2010 at 6:07 pm |
The news in San Diego is no better. No furloughs are planned but there may be lay-offs as programs are going un-funded. Not a great time to be in HR where HR professionals have to constantly deliver the bad news.