State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli: Local Government Employment Outside NYC Fell By Nearly 39,000 Since 2007

 

Local Government Employment Outside

NYC Fell By Nearly 39,000 Since 2007

The number of full-time local government workers employed outside of New York City shrank 7.9% from 491,102 to 452,298 from 2007 through 2022, according to a report by State Comptroller DiNapoli. New York’s decline in local government employment stands in contrast to the nation as a whole, which saw a 2% increase in the number of full-time employees over this 15-year period. Local government workforce levels were most impacted by two key events during this time – the Great Recession of 2007-09 and the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We all rely on local government employees for essential services such as education, public safety, health care, and much more,” DiNapoli said. “But local governments were hard hit by two major events, most recently the pandemic, that have taken their toll on staffing levels. Local officials must continue to meet the difficult task of balancing their budgets while making certain they have the staff in place to ensure critical services are there for their residents.”

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Binghamton Woman Charged With Stealing Deceased Father-in-Law's Pension Payments

A 58-year-old Binghamton woman, Joy LaBarr, was charged with stealing nearly $32,000 in New York State pension payments intended for her deceased father-in-law, State Comptroller DiNapoli and Broome County District Attorney Michael A. Korchak announced.

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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits

• Department of Motor Vehicles – Language Access Services
• Department of Health – Medicaid Claims Processing Activity October 1, 2022 Through March 31, 2023
• City University of New York – Course Offerings (Follow-Up)
• Office of Addiction Services and Supports – Oversight of Chemical Dependence Residential Services (Follow-Up)
• Department of Environmental Conservation – Oversight of New York State Forest Tax Programs (Follow-Up)
• Metropolitan Transportation Authority–Long Island Rail Road – Rolling Stock Programs Department – Selected Aspects of the M9 Rail Car Project Management (Follow-Up)
• State Education Department (Preschool Special Education Audit Initiative) – Handicapped Children’s Association of Southern New York, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
• Department of Health – Improper Managed Care Payments for Misclassified Patient Discharges

Municipal & School Audits

• Fillmore Central School District
• Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District
• Stafford Fire Department, Inc.
• Town of Baldwin
• Town of Berkshire
• Town of Hamburg

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• Woman accused of stealing $32,000 from dead father-in-law’s pension payments

Tom DiNapoli @NYSComptroller