The pace of hiring in New York City government is too slow, Mayor Eric Adams said on Monday. During a campaign stop, a woman at a Brooklyn senior center told the mayor her grandson is having trouble finding work in his field. Adams encouraged the woman’s grandson to look to the public sector. “We have 11,000 jobs in city work,” he said. “If your grandson is looking for a job, I have jobs for him to get.” (According to data compiled by the New York City comptroller’s office, there were actually nearly 18,000 vacancies in full-time positions across the city as of the end of August.)

City & State recently reported that despite significant vacancy rates, it can take months for the city to hire new employees. As he left the senior center Monday, Adams agreed with complaints that the pace i

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