California Private Sector Jobs vs. State Employee Job Cost

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