Submitted by An_Average_Joe_ t3_z95k0y in boston
Boston has over 19,000 municipal employees. This is almost more than Las Vegas, Portland (Oregon), and Washington DC combined!
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threenamer t1_iyf5iy3 wrote
Those kickbacks aren’t going to pocket themselves.
riski_click t1_iyf5z8n wrote
Apples and oranges. Sure Las Vegas only has 1,500 municipal employees, but Clark County has over 10,000 municipal employees.
How many municipal employees does Suffolk County have?
HeartrendingExpress t1_iyf763f wrote
So many no show jobs.
Urban_Disaster t1_iyf7t5t wrote
Because they’re funded by parking tickets
michael_scarn_21 t1_iyfaqwh wrote
Can't give jobs to your cousins and your mate Sully if there aren't any jobs to hand out.
derkeistersinger t1_iyfb28s wrote
This 100%. Another big difference can be independent school districts - for example, the Clark County School District employed nearly 20k teachers in 2017, while BPS, which is part of the City of Boston, employed a little under 7k.
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Local government can be structured in so many different ways that if you just look at a wikipedia article or facebook listicle you will easily be led astray. If OP wants to do actual research, start with the Annual Survey of Public Employment and Payroll from the US Census.
ellabella0328 t1_iyfct3i wrote
BPS is close to 10k. The City has nearly 9k. This factors in part time and seasonal employees. Combined, 10k makes sense.
DarthMosasaur t1_iyf3y3p wrote
Whole lot of favors being done