N.Y. Civil Service Law Section 43
Labor class

1.

The labor class shall comprise all unskilled laborers in the service of the state and each of its civil divisions except those whose positions can be examined for competitively.

2.

The state or municipal commission may require applicants for employment in the labor class to qualify in such examinations of their fitness for employment as may be deemed practicable.

Source: Section 43 — Labor class, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/CVS/43 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Nov. 15, 2025).

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