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Article #162Re: Is the government Downsizing? (was Health Care)
From: Robb Pryor
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1993 22:55
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1993 22:55
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In article <27vqpv$pod@agate.berkeley.edu>, newman@garnet.berkeley.edu (Nathan Newman) writes: |> Actually, over the last twenty years, manufacturing employment and |> government employment have both decreased substantially. |> |> To take California as an example, back in 1972, 20% of the population was |> employed at some level of government employment. By 1991, only 16% of |> workers in the state were employed by government. |> |> Despite all the rhetoric about "growing government", government has been |> shrinking as far as employment goes. This is a good example of statistics not telling the whole story. What was the population of the state of California in 1972 and 1991? If the population grew less than 4% in that 19 year period. Then the above statement might be valid. If, however, the population has grown more than 4%, then in terms of absolute numbers, the number of people employed has grown even if the percentage is less. -- _____________________________________________________________________________ Robb Pryor VLSI Group, Phone: (415)390-1230 Digital Sight and Sound Division, E-mail: robbp@healey_haven.esd.sgi.com Silicon Graphics, Inc. US Mail: 2011 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, CA 94039
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