Don’t worry too much about the fired feds. Even if they don’t get to be feds anymore, there’s lots of local big government eager to hire them.

Governors around the country are putting up “We’re hiring” signs for fired federal workers.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, launched a recruiting effort this week, dubbed the “You’re Hired” initiative, specifically targeting federal workers who have lost their jobs as a result of DOGE’s cost-cutting efforts. Her office has assembled a job board of open New York state positions.

“The federal government might say, ‘You’re fired,’ but here in New York, we say, ‘You’re hired,’” Hochul said in a Tuesday video announcing the initiative. “We love federal workers. Whatever your skills, we value public service.”

New York State is forecasted to have a nearly $14 billion deficit. Its tax base is fleeing as budgets are rising.

And the one thing New York doesn’t have is enough government employees.

In New York, 16.4% of the workforce are employed by the government — either at the state, local, or federal level — the 24th highest share of all states. In keeping with the national trend, the number of government workers in New York has decreased in recent years. There are currently 1,443,500 public sector workers in the state, down 4.5% from 2010.

1.4 million government employees. That’s more than the populations of Vermont and Wyoming put together.