Generous Benefit Plans Leading Gov’t Employees To Be Nearly 40% More Expensive Than Private Sector
1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026
State and local government workers were roughly 40% more expensive to employ than private sector employees in the second quarter of 2024, largely due to generous benefit plans, according to data from the Bureau of Labor…
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