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Dear Rich:
I read your article, For Government, Let the Good Times Roll.
Check out this spreadsheet from the Sacbee.
http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/the_state_worker/2009/09/see-pre–and-post-furlough-sta.html
Access the controller’s month-by-month data by clicking here.
Here’s the State of Ca’s head count (full time only) as of August 2009:
Here’s the State of CA’s head count (full time only) as of Dec. 2006: 196,762 These numbers are located at the bottom of the respective tabs.
Although CA is essentially bankrupt, it has added almost 20,000 full time employees between 12/06 and 08/09.
p.s. although the tab shows Jan-June 2009, the spreadsheet indicates the 215,084 number above is from August 2009 pay period.