The Shadow Workforce
The recent analysis by Paul Light of the Brookings Institution estimated that the federal contracting workforce grew by 727.000 jobs between 1999 and 2002.
| 1999 | 2002 | |
|---|---|---|
| Civil Servants | 1.80M | 1.76M |
| Contractors | 4.44M | 5.17M |
| Grantees | 2.53M | 2.86M |
Source: the Brookings Institution
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