Labor, Department of
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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 $5.2 billion for the Department. This is a decrease of $4.1 billion from the 2011-12 Budget. The decrease primarily reflects the expiration of Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funded extended unemployment benefit programs, and reductions in overall estimated unemployment insurance claims as a result of economic conditions.
The Executive Budget recommends a workforce of 3,526 FTEs for the Department. This is a decrease of 227 FTEs from the 2011-12 Budget. The decrease primarily reflects staff reductions necessary with the expiration of Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funded extended unemployment benefit programs, and reductions in overall estimated unemployment insurance claims as a result of economic conditions.
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)
| Category | Available 2011-12 |
Appropriations Recommended 2012-13 |
Change From 2011-12 |
Reappropriations Recommended 2012-13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Operations | 9,056,595,000 | 750,585,000 | (8,306,010,000) | 393,852,000 |
| Aid To Localities | 222,519,000 | 4,474,626,000 | 4,252,107,000 | 3,606,508,947 |
| Total | 9,279,114,000 | 5,225,211,000 | (4,053,903,000) | 4,000,360,947 |
| Program | 2011-12 Estimated FTEs 03/31/12 |
2012-13 Estimated FTEs 03/31/13 |
FTE Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 3,411 | 3,184 | (227) |
| Employment and Training | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 54 | 54 | 0 |
| Labor Standards | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 104 | 104 | 0 |
| Occupational Safety and Health | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 184 | 184 | 0 |
| Total | 3,753 | 3,526 | (227) |
Note: Most recent estimates as of 1/17/2012