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Steve Lynch: I do want to note that we do have one study here that I think is probably the most extensive one done on comparing…

On the recordJuly 14, 2010
I do want to note that we do have one study here that I think is probably the most extensive one done on comparing private sector jobs to Federal jobs, and that is by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and they compared occupation to occupation. They took an engineer in private sector versus an engineer working for the Federal Government, and they have reported that Federal employees are paid 22 percent less than their private sector counterparts.
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Steve Lynch
Democratic · Massachusetts
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Jul 14, 2010

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The speaker discusses a study comparing salaries of Federal employees to private sector workers.

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