The public-private pay debate: what do the data show?
Although workers in state and local governments have a higher average wage, professional and administrative workers generally earn more in the private sector. Payroll costs are a major expense for state and local governments, accounting for over 60 percent of all expenditures. Citing average pay ra...
| Publicado en: | Monthly Labor Review Vol. 119; pp. 18 - 30 |
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US Department of Labor
May 1996
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