Private sector has lost 7,000 to 9,000 jobs pear year, every year, during the current recession. How may State workers have been let go? One could trim 10% of the State workforce with no affect on services, but State Worker Union Boss are screaming that the world would end as we know it, Not! Think about it most services are now automated now. YOU sit in front of your computer and type in your info and the State sends you a registration for your car as an example. Many services are now set up where YOU do all the input work and certificates show up in the mail.