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Title: Public-Sector Jobs Increase the Economic Well-Being of Massachusetts Families

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Publication Year: 2018

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Abstract: Public-sector jobs in Massachusetts are more likely than private-sector jobs to be good jobs that provide a family-supporting income and wealth-building benefits, so they need to be preserved. At a time of growing economic inequality, jobs in the public sector help preserve the middle of the income distribution—the middle class. Public-sector jobs also help build strong communities because Bay State public-sector workers are more likely to be long-term community residents, increasing neighborhood cohesion, strengthening civic engagement, and reducing crime.

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Authors: Austin, Algernon

Publisher: Demos

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Race and Ethnicity, Work, Family, and Time

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