STRS employment grows even during tough times (2003)

From Steve Ohlemacher’s article, Teacher pension losses don’t stop spending

Cleveland Plain Dealer, 06/08/03

[This is an attempt to put into prose form what originally appeared as a bar graph, which would appear too small to read in this blog. KBB]

STRS employment grows even during tough times

The State Teachers Retirement System has increased its employees by nearly 42 percent since 1998.

(Year – Number of employees)

’98 – 499

’99 – 558

’00 – 632

’01 – 726

’02 – 715

’03 – 707

Source: State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio