Editing Layoff (section)

== In the public sector ==
Following the [[2008 financial crisis]] and the [[Great Recession]], the [[public sector]] has seen significantly smaller job growth in employment versus the [[private sector]], and layoffs have been used to ensure sustainability.<ref>The Great Recession and the jobs crisis. https://www.un.org/esa/socdev/rwss/docs/2011/chapter2.pdf</ref> As the public sector declines, the demand for services from the private sector declines as well. Layoffs in the public sector have put limitations on the growth rate of the private sector, inevitably burdening the entire flow of markets.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020|reason=Reliable source needed for these two whole sentences}}