translator: there are hundreds of thousands of excess workers, some analysts calculate the excess jobs exceed 1 million. a full fifth of the official workforce. economists say the inflated payroll helps keep unemployment low, but those state workers often don t have a lot to do. one reason you can find so many people on the street at 11:00 a.m. on a work day. state salaries average just $20 a month. we asked cubans if they were worried about layoffs. this woman said people are nervous. they ve been cutting payroll for a while now, some places 20%, others 40% and sometimes even 60%, she said. many cubans resort to the informal economy or black market to make ends meet. roberto, a self-employed construction worker says he stopped relying on the state years ago. with five kids, a state salary will only buy you food and a pair of shoes, he said and you have to save all year for the