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Government Is the Largest Employer

April 10, 2008 by Orlando  
Filed under News and Opinion

This is alarming news from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  The federal government is the largest employer in the United States.  In fact, they pay better in many cases then the private sector.

Wednesday, April 9, 2008- According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the US economy lost 98,000 private sector jobs in March, half of which were in manufacturing. Today 13,643,000 Americans are employed in manufacturing, of which 9,849,000 are production workers.

Government employs 22,387,000 Americans, 8,744,000 more than manufacturing. Even the category leisure and hospitality employs 13,682,000 Americans, slightly more than manufacturing. There are as many waitresses and bartenders as production workers.

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