California Private Sector Jobs vs. State Employee Job Cost
Submitted by dave on Fri, 07/23/2010 - 14:04
The Assembly Republican Caucus released this document providing statistics on "California Private Sector Job Loss vs. State Employee Job Cost." The key numbers are:
Real Facts: California Private Sector Job Loss vs. State Employee Job Cost
12.3% California Unemployment Rate 2.24M Californians currently listed as unemployed -1,298,700 Private sector jobs lost in California since 2005 +38,100 State government jobs added since 2005 $55,000 Average California private sector job salary $3,600 Average state taxes paid by each private sector employee $90,000 Average cost to taxpayers to pay salary and benefits for each California government job 25 Private sector jobs it takes to support one government job

