9,451 MN workers face layoffs with no budget deal
Thousands of workers across numerous state departments will get layoff notices Monday, state budget officials confirmed Thursday.
The official tally from Minnesota Management and Budget pegs the number at 9,451 people. That's the number of employees who will be out of a job on July 1, the start of the 2016 fiscal year, if Gov. Mark Dayton and legislators are unable to reach an agreement on three budget bills.
MPR News reported on Wednesday that roughly 10,000 people would get layoff notices on June 1. Here's the final breakdown:
Perpich Center for Arts Education - 115
Department of Education - 405
Minnesota State Academies (Academy for the Blind, Academy for the Deaf) - 261
Department of Agriculture - 489
Minnesota Board of Animal Health - 43
Department of Natural Resources - 4,294
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - 940
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources - 97
Department of Commerce - 351
Explore Minnesota Tourism - 57
Department of Employment and Economic Development - 1,490
Minnesota Public Facilities Authority - 8
Minnesota Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals - 10
Department of Labor & Industry - 460
Public Utilities Commission - 56
Bureau of Mediation Services - 15
MN.IT Agency Staff (IT employees that support the agencies listed above) - 360
Total employees – 9,451
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