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Employment in the public sector: two recessions’ impact on jobs
Julie Hatch
Economist, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
E-mail: hatch.julie@bls.gov
Government employment surged during the 2001 recession, only to fall victim to prolonged budget shortfalls afterwards; compared with the 1990s recession and aftermath, the 2001 recession itself had less of an effect on government employment, but the postrecessionary period was more difficult.
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