Gov't workers feel no economic pain - Washington Times

Gee...I'm Soooooo very surprised.....

Gov't workers feel no economic pain - Washington Times:

The recession and the ongoing jobless recovery devastated much of the private-sector work force last year, sending unemployment soaring, but government workers emerged essentially unscathed, according to data released Wednesday by the Labor Department.

Meanwhile, the compensation for state and local government employees continued to easily outdistance the wages and benefits for workers in private business, a separate Labor Department report showed."