Recent News and Discussions About Public Sector Layoffs
Investments in the State and Local Government Workforce Will …
Mar 25, 2022 — The state and local government workforce is struggling to regain its pandemic-related job losses , threatening crucial service delivery and the …
How COVID-19 is Driving Big Job Losses in State and Local …
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2020/06/16/how-covid-19-is-driving-big-job-losses-in-state-and-local-government
Jun 16, 2020 — The vast majority of public sector layoffs so far are considered temporary. Nationally, approximately 93% of state and local government …
State and Local Government Job Growth Lags as Economy …
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2021/09/14/state-and-local-government-job-growth-lags-as-economy-recovers
Sep 14, 2021 — Temporary layoffs persist as many cities and states are still ramping … Tribal government jobs are included in local public sector data.
Public sector job loss is coming. Women will be hit hardest
https://19thnews.org/2020/09/public-sector-job-loss-women-hit-hardest/
Sep 2, 2020 — Public sector jobs are expected to take a greater hit as plummeting tax revenues across the country slash local and state government budgets, …
Can Unions Help Ward Off a Public-Sector Workforce Crisis?
https://www.governing.com/work/can-unions-help-ward-off-a-public-sector-workforce-crisis
Feb 10, 2022 — In early 2020, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) responded to public – sector layoffs and furloughs by …
Needed: Federal Aid to Reverse Deep Public-Sector Job Cuts …
https://www.cbpp.org/blog/needed-federal-aid-to-reverse-deep-public-sector-job-cuts-including-in-education
Sep 10, 2020 — As of August, about 1.1 million public – sector workers had lost their jobs since February, an estimated 668,000 (59 percent) of them in education …
Public sector layoffs, credibility and the dynamics of inflation in …
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304387898000558
by EF Buffie · 1998 · Cited by 9 — The impact of public sector layoffs is analyzed in a simple perfect foresight model that incorporates the main elements of the conflict between adjustment …
Who will get hurt by public sector layoffs: The COVID-19 …
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-who-will-get-hurt-by-public-sector-layoffs-20200829-dxjgbpi7k5befj66qkxzou2bbm-story.html
Aug 29, 2020 — Unless action is taken now, workers who have historically gained the most from public sector employment will be hurt the most. Mayor de Blasio …
State and local governments have lost 1.5 million jobs since …
Jul 29, 2020 — Meanwhile, California and Texas have experienced the most public – sector job losses since February: 229,000 (-9.6%) and 112,100 (-6.3%), …
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Furloughs and Layoffs of Public Sector Employees. In Troubled Economic Times. In the current economic downturn, millions of Americans have lost their jobs.
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