The Disappearing Government Worker

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tdp2664 InvestorPlace Even when they happen to government bureaucracies, job cuts might not be seen as positive developments for a politician, given the current economic climate. But as New York Times chief financial correspondent Floyd Norris noted recently , Barack Obama has presided over a record number of cuts in public-sector jobs, surpassing even cuts during the early years under Ronald Reagan. Nationwide, government employment has declined 2.6% over the past three years, while government jobs under Reagan – in 1981, 9182, and 1983 – were reduced by 2.2%, Norris points out, citing