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.
“We are headed toward some layoffs in state government. How far and how deep theyâ??ll go, I really canâ??t predict,” said Jennifer Donnelly, director of the Office of State Employment Relations. “That number is going to continue to rise.”
….Numbers for the UW System could not be obtained because of the Thanksgiving holiday and furlough day.