The State Worker: State worker retirements down for third straight month

The State Worker

Chronicling civil-service life for California state workers

July 28, 2011

State worker retirements down for third straight month

The number of state workers joining the CalPERS retirement roll was almost 40 percent lower in July 2011 compared to July 2010.

Nearly 1,800 workers filed for retirement last July, the largest spike in recent years in any month other than January. This year, 1,072 state employees filed for service retirement between June 16 and July 15.

CalPERS counts new retirement data from mid-month to mid-month, so many January retirees are people who retire just before the new calendar year and many July retirees are people who retire just before the new fiscal year.

Overall, the latest figures mean 6,975 former state workers have started collecting pensions through the first seven months of 2011. By this point last year, there were 7,660 new retirees on board. Across all of CalPERS, including local public sector workers, there have been more than 1,400 fewer retirements.

We reported on the June numbers yesterday. The full data table from CalPERS can be found here.

The chart below shows the overall increase in retirements among the state workforce in recent years as furloughs and other budget cutbacks merged with a large number of baby boomers beginning to hit retirement age.

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