Labor, Department of

Agency Web Site: https://www.labor.ny.gov/home/

Mission

The Department of Labor (DOL) administers New York’s Unemployment Insurance system, Workforce Development Employment and Training system and State worker protection programs, including enforcement of safety and health regulations in the public sector, State labor laws and Federal statutes related to working conditions, wages and hours, and laws related to public work. The Department is a primary advocate for job creation and economic growth through workforce development, and serves as the State’s principal source for labor market information, offering a variety of services designed to help businesses find workers and people find jobs.

Budget Highlights

The Executive Budget recommends $6.4 billion for the Department. This is a decrease of $1.1 billion from the 2012-13 Budget. The decrease primarily reflects reductions in overall estimated unemployment insurance claims as a result of economic conditions.

The Executive Budget recommends a workforce of 3,612 FTEs for the Department, which reflects the transfer of 238 FTEs to the new Office for Information and Technology Services in the current year. This is a decrease of 9 FTEs from the 2012-13 Budget. The decrease primarily reflects a reduction in the backfilling of positions vacated through attrition.

For more information on this agency's budget recommendations located in the Executive Budget Briefing Book, click on the following link:

Briefing Book – Human Services (PDF)

ALL FUNDS
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Category	Available 2012-13	Appropriations Recommended 2013-14	Change From 2012-13	Reappropriations Recommended 2013-14
State Operations	751,425,000	741,881,000	(9,544,000)	547,488,000
Aid To Localities	6,729,076,000	5,613,278,000	(1,115,798,000)	4,656,999,000
Total	7,480,501,000	6,355,159,000	(1,125,342,000)	5,204,487,000

ALL FUND TYPES
PROJECTED LEVELS OF EMPLOYMENT BY PROGRAM
FILLED ANNUAL SALARIED POSITIONS
Program	2012-13 Estimated FTEs 03/31/13	2013-14 Estimated FTEs 03/31/14	FTE Change
Administration
General Fund	0	1	1
Special Revenue Funds - Federal	3,219	3,219	0
Employment and Training
Special Revenue Funds - Other	54	54	0
Labor Standards
Special Revenue Funds - Other	104	103	(1)
Occupational Safety and Health
Special Revenue Funds - Other	244	235	(9)
Total	3,621	3,612	(9)

Note: Most recent estimates as of 01/22/2013

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