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End of fiscal year leaves 5,000 state employees without jobs

More than 5,000 state employees will be out of a job at the end of this week when the new state budget takes effect. As WUFT-FM’s, Brittany Thompson reports, communities with high rates of public employment will be hit the hardest.

http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FP STATE JOBS WRAP.mp3

Brittany is a reporter for WUFT News and can be contacted by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing news@wuft.org.

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