Maryland's State Workforce to Shrink (351 jobs)

[UpInArms]

http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=25&sid=208722

ANNAPOLIS (AP) - The Maryland state work force is about to shrink - with layoffs possible as government managers identify 351 position cuts by next week.

Officials say they hope to avoid employee terminations to meet a labor limit set by the General Assembly in the fiscal 2005 budget adopted last month.

Many of the reductions are expected to come through the elimination of vacant positions.

But officials say layoffs are possible in at least one agency. The state Department of Human Resources stands to lose 60 positions - including up to 30 that are filled.

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[RC]

1. Have you noticed that they always cut agencies

that directly help people first? What is wrong with putting people first anyway?

[mhr]

2. Oops, Seems The Layoffs Just Won't Stop And Never End

So much for Bush's economy.