The smoke has cleared on the fall retirement picture, with a total of 630 state employees registering for separation between September 1 and the close of business last Friday, State Comptroller Kevin Lembo’s office reports.
In all, 2,767 employees retired this year, a total that’s far above the average, but not even close to the 4,700 who took then-Gov. Rell’s early retirement incentive package in 2009.