Refer to the study taken from the National Association of Retirement Administrators new clips:
Public Sector Faces a Retirement Wave
Other studies have confirmed that retirements, if unanticipated, threaten all public sector employers to a greater degree than the private sector. The local government workforce is especially vulnerable, with the percentage of workers at least 50 years of age (37 percent) significantly greater than the private sector (28 percent), according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic reports.