Some details about state hiring freezes:
— Ohio: Golf course workers, parks officers and 17 administrators earning six-figure salaries were among 777 exceptions to its January 2008 hiring limits.
— Alabama: Gov. Bob Riley imposed a hiring freeze Dec. 15, then hired three former administration chiefs, including one earning $80,000.
— Alaska: Gov. Sarah Palin four-month freeze allowed 384 exemptions, including 11 motor vehicle customer service representatives.
— Colorado: For the freeze period between October and April, the state hired 2,390 workers and lost 1,879, for a total net gain of 511. Those include dozens of seasonal workers such as park rangers and snowplow drivers.
— Connecticut: Among exceptions were 1,901 seasonal workers such as lifeguards, 222 workers who received job offers before the freeze, 214 prison guards and 64 state police officers.
— Minnesota: The state has hired 7,422 workers since restrictions began Feb. 19, 2008, including net increases of 204 at the highway department, 49 at the tax collection agency and 18 employees at the Minnesota Zoo.
— New York: The state has hired 38,790 workers since an Aug. 15 hiring freeze. Of 7,758 positions under Gov. David Paterson’s control, many were off-limits jobs such as nurses, prison guards and highway maintenance workers.
— Pennsylvania: Among the 1,374 workers hired since a Sept. 16 hiring freeze were a press secretary earning $84,000, two dog wardens, a veterinarian and seven clerk typists.
