Office of Disabilities and Community Services

Historical Employment Levels
Department
June
FY2005

June
FY2006

June
FY2007

Jan.
FY2008

Projected
FY2009
Massachusetts Commission for the Blind 95 94 93 92 99
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission 55 56 59 60 64
Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 53 52 55 54 56
Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts 400 396 398 407 406
Soldiers' Home in Holyoke 322 322 323 320 323
Department of Mental Retardation 6,984 6,976 6,857 6,876 6,888
TOTAL 7,910 7,897 7,784 7,810 7,837
Figures represent full-time equivalents (FTEs) paid from budgeted funds, and excludes those paid from chargebacks, capital, federal grants and trust funds. FY2009 FTE figures are planned and may not represent actual hires.