They are not 'workers,' merely employees - Federal "worker" productivity less effective than 1969?

Experience has taught us the hard way that there are very few government workers. There are very many government employees however.

Federal worker productivity less effective than 1969? - Atlanta Pop Culture | Examiner.com

December 31st, 2011 by Radell Smith

As Georgians get despairing news on high joblessness rates of 12.7 percent in Polk County, 12.3 in Murray and 11.3 in Whitfield at year's end, Congress is considering what to do about job opportunities for federal employment in 2012.

The Georgia Department of Labor released a report in late December, pointing out the end of year jobless rates for counties around the state. And just as their report sought to reflect the current economic status--to help drive future economic plans to address the problem--Congress is taking a serious look at federal employment to do the same.

Job performance productivity down at federal level

But job performance productivity at the federal level is so lacking in comparison to other business entities in the economy, according to the American Enterprise Institute, that it may not make sense to put anyone else on the payroll.

Technological advances and better worker skills and education should have resulted in greater productivity in 2011 than their federal counterparts of 1969, but AEI says that isn't the case. Instead, there are 16 percent more workers on the federal payroll now than there should have to be in order to have the same amount of productivity as back then.

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