There are 1700 unfilled government jobs, but has anyone noticed?

DISADVANTAGES OF NAVY.  RI Environmental Police Officer Jacob Malone, left, checks the size of a striped bass caught by two unidentified anglers in Narragansett Bay.  The RI Department of Environmental Management says staffing shortages have made it difficult to schedule such enforcement actions.  PBN PHOTO/ DAVID HANSEN
DISADVANTAGES OF NAVY. RI Environmental Police Officer Jacob Malone, left, checks the size of a striped bass caught by two unidentified anglers in Narragansett Bay. The RI Department of Environmental Management says staffing shortages have made it difficult to schedule such enforcement actions. PBN PHOTO/ DAVID HANSEN

Stacey Smith says the job of “front line” workers at the RI Department of Human Services isn’t easy in normal times, but the job market is making it harder. There are too few workers to adequately handle the deluge of social services cases the department receives, Smith told a state legislative committee…



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