Labor, Department of
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Mission
The Department of Labor (DOL) administers New York’s Unemployment Insurance, Workforce Development Employment and Training, and Worker Protection programs. DOL also enforces 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 works. 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 $4.1 billion for the Department. This is a decrease of $489 million from the 2014-15 Budget. The decrease primarily reflects reductions in estimated unemployment insurance claims and the associated decrease of Federal grant revenues for unemployment insurance administration as a result of improving economic conditions.
The Executive Budget recommends a workforce of 3,120 FTEs for the Department. This is a decrease of 113 FTEs from the 2014-15 Budget, primarily related to declining Federal unemployment insurance administration grant revenues.
Major budget actions include:
- Increase the Minimum Wage: The 2013-14 Budget increased the minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.00 effective December 31, 2013 and to $8.75 effective December 31, 2014, with a further increase to $9.00 authorized for December 31, 2015. The Executive Budget builds upon these previous increases and includes provisions to further increase the minimum wage to $11.50 in New York City and $10.50 in the remainder of the State, effective December 31, 2016.
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 2014-15 |
Appropriations Recommended 2015-16 |
Change From 2014-15 |
Reappropriations Recommended 2015-16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Operations | 702,946,000 | 631,706,000 | (71,240,000) | 358,419,700 |
| Aid To Localities | 3,885,669,000 | 3,468,094,000 | (417,575,000) | 1,752,488,000 |
| Total | 4,588,615,000 | 4,099,800,000 | (488,815,000) | 2,110,907,700 |
| Program | 2014-15 Estimated FTEs 03/31/15 |
2015-16 Estimated FTEs 03/31/16 |
FTE Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration | |||
| General Fund | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 2,689 | 2,582 | (107) |
| Internal Service Funds | 24 | 30 | 6 |
| Employment and Training | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 54 | 42 | (12) |
| Labor Standards | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 140 | 140 | 0 |
| Occupational Safety and Health | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 325 | 325 | 0 |
| Total | 3,233 | 3,120 | (113) |
Note: Most recent estimates as of 01/21/2015