Since the summer, 211 state workers have been given notice that they are at risk of being laid off — a number that will rise in the coming months, state officials said. The cuts are not nearly as excruciating as many of the layoffs seen at private employers around Wisconsin. After accounting for positions added under the two-year budget that began July 1, state agencies excluding the University of Wisconsin System saw their work force shrink — but only by a slight 105 jobs, from 30,368 in July to 30,263 at the end of October. Numbers for the UW System could not be obtained because of the Thanksgiving holiday and furlough day.
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