If you ever wonder why those in government don't become alarmed at the dire unemployment situation, the graph above explains it all. While private sector unemployment rates have risen in the past few years, remaining at 10% nationally (with 13% and 14% here in Miami-Dade County), the rate of unemployment in the public sector is half that.For Miami-Dade County, the top employers are both public sector. Miami-Dade County government employs more people than the top three private sector employees in the County. This imbalance creates a very noticeable dichotomy whereby the private sector continues to shrink while government continues to expand.
The next Mayor of Miami-Dade County must shrink the size of County government, and help create a climate of prosperity where the private sector leads in job creation, and not the other way around.
