Chart: Change in public-sector employment since the start of each of the last four recoveries

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Change in public-sector employment since the start of each of the last four recoveries

Note: Public data exclude temporary U.S. Census Bureau workers. The line for each recession begins at the official start of the recession, so the length of the line to the left of zero indicates the length of each recession.

Source: Author's analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Employment Statistics

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Six Years from Its Beginning, the Great Recession’s Shadow Looms Over the Labor Market

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