Government Jobs See Growth Despite Recession

As the economy starts to feel the effects of the stimulus package and programs like Cash for Clunkers, everyday citizens continue to keep their eye on the job market. And while the private sector continues to reel from job loss (A staggering 6.9 million jobs have been lost since the beginning of the recession), Government jobs continue to increase. In fact, according to a report by the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, since December 2007, there have been an additional 110,000 local and state government positions. Based on the report, there seems to be no substantial correlation between the prosperity of the private sector and that of the government run public sector. It's important to note that this trend is fairly typical of a recession. During times such as these, demand for services provided by the government increases. The Federal Stimulus has also been a big factor in the increase in government positions.

To read more about the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government's findings, the report, released August 20^th, can be found here.