OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The governor’s Office of Financial Management reports state government employment in Washington peaked in 2008 and has been shrinking since then.
The Olympian reports full-time-equivalent position in all agencies and higher education institutions totaled 116,104 in November 2008. That number fell to 110,214 last November.
The drop of nearly 6,000 positions was more than 5 percent.
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Information from: The Olympian, http://www.theolympian.com
