State, city layoffs: 45,000 and counting

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The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, a public employees union, says about 45,000 government layoffs have been announced this year.

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Even in states, towns and cities not yet laying off people, hiring freezes and early retirement packages are now common, said Robin Prunty, senior director in the public finance department of credit rating agency Standard & Poor's.

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Tennessee plans to cut 2,000 positions, or about 5% of that state's work force, according to the CBPP. New Jersey is looking at cutting, 3,000 jobs while Ohio may trim 2,700 positions. The Detroit News reports that Detroit may lay off 1,300 workers after July 1 if the City Council doesn't sell the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel.

http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/23/news/econo...ernment_layoffs