New York to Cut 2,000 State Jobs by 2011

New York commissioners have been tasked with pruning 2,000 state jobs before the end of 2010, as ordered by New York Governor David Paterson.

A memo was sent out by Paterson on Thursday ordered that the cuts be implemented through layoffs and attrition by no later than December 31st.

These layoffs have been foreshadowed for several months, as they were a declared part of Paterson’s plan in the event of the state’s continually increasing financial deficit.

The layoffs are not going uncontested, as several powerful public worker unions have vowed to take legal action in response to any layoffs.