United States Public Sector Employment

Jonathan Brock

Chapter 5 in Strategic Choices in Reforming Public Service Employment, 2001, pp 97-126 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The public sector employs 20.2 million people in the US, approximately 14.5 percent of the workforce. Public sector employment is generally divided into three categories: federal, state and local government. The largest division of US public sector employment is local government, comprising 63.5 percent of public sector employment. State government makes up approximately 23.2 percent and federal non-postal workers 8.8 percent (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1999a). The services provided by public employees have remained relatively constant over the last few decades. State and local public employees are concentrated in education (52 percent); health, housing and welfare (14 percent); and public safety (12 percent). Other services provided by state and local employees include transportation, utilities and environmental services.1 Federal employees may be found in the US Postal Service (USPS) (31 percent), followed closely by defense and international relations (27 percent); other areas of significant federal involvement include: health, housing and public welfare (14 percent); and the environment (8 percent).2

Keywords: Public Sector; Collective Bargaining; Strategic Choice; Public Sector Employment; Bargaining Unit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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DOI: 10.1057/9781403920171_5

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