The private sector has shed a whopping 7 million jobs since the beginning of the current U.S. economic recession, but state and local governments have added more than 100,000 full-time positions over that same time period – yet another example of America’s burgeoning bass-ackwardness on the employment front.
Since the beginning of the recession in December 2007, state and local governments have added 110,000 jobs, according to a report released last Thursday by the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government.
Government currently represents about 17% of the American workforce – or roughly 22 million jobs, a figure we have no doubt would give even Alexander Hamilton a stroke.
By Liberty For Me August 24, 2009 at 1:49 pm
HMMMM….More people on the government paycheck and less people to pay the taxes.Yep!! sounds like a recipe for growth and a bright future.Make sure you rush out and buy some stocks,just in time to watch them implode.
By Mike Reino August 24, 2009 at 3:47 pm
Personally, I’ve tried to cut through all the BS from candidates saying that they’re ‘Pro-Business, Pro-Growth’, and find the people who have shown they can attract businesses to SC, and have specific solutions for us. Guess the ratio of private sector to public sector jobs is about right: 70-1 . Go, Big Gubmint!
By Chris August 24, 2009 at 4:14 pm
And when Hamilton was around women couldn’t vote. I bet he would really stroke seeing who all can vote today.
By Recovering Lobbyist August 24, 2009 at 5:43 pm
The One’s plan for stimulating the economy is right on track.
By Bigg August 25, 2009 at 12:03 am
Why not repeal NAFTA? Bring back the jobs and the factories can come alive again. The middle class will be brought back if only the politicians will repeal NAFTA and stop rewarding big business for abandoning the workers in the USA for wage-slaves in developing countries? The only way to get the money back is to bring manufacturing back to the US or look to the inevitable elimination of so many things you count on.