public sector
noun
: the part of an economy which is controlled or owned by the government
a job in the public sector
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Over my career leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) and digital-finance transformations across public sector and regulated industries, one theme always stands out: trust.
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Rahul Bhatia, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
From 2016 to 2023, California’s public employee voluntary quit rate averaged only about 3%, significantly lower than the national public sector quit rate of 10.5%.
—Mariana Trujillo, Oc Register, 24 July 2025
Service Employees International Union District 1199, a union representing healthcare, social service and public sector workers in Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia, is organizing Cincinnati's Families First protest.
—Annie Goldman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 July 2025
That's because the Social Security Fairness Act has kicked in for public sector workers whose benefits had been reduced in the past.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 21 July 2025
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Rahul Bhatia, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
From 2016 to 2023, California’s public employee voluntary quit rate averaged only about 3%, significantly lower than the national public sector quit rate of 10.5%.
—Mariana Trujillo, Oc Register, 24 July 2025
Service Employees International Union District 1199, a union representing healthcare, social service and public sector workers in Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia, is organizing Cincinnati's Families First protest.
—Annie Goldman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 July 2025
That's because the Social Security Fairness Act has kicked in for public sector workers whose benefits had been reduced in the past.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 21 July 2025
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“Public sector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20sector. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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