(Reuters) - State and local governments have cut fewer jobs than the private sector during the recession, but public education is still facing its worst job losses in 30 years, according to a report.
State and local government employment tends to be more stable than private sector employment, and rarely declines in recessions, according to the report published on Friday by the Rockefeller Institute of Government.
Still, U.S. state and local governments employ around twice as many workers as the country's manufacturing and construction sectors combined, so layoffs are a concern given fears that high U.S. unemployment could lead to a double-dip recession.
State and local government employment fell in April through June in 31 states when compared to the year before. Private sector employment, meanwhile, was down in 44 states, the report said.
The institute relies on seasonally unadjusted data from the federal government.
State government employment is down 0.8 percent from its peak after the last recession and local government is down 1.4 percent. Private sector employment has fallen more than double that at 6.8 percent, the institute found.
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