# State capacity shortage, California public employee edition

**Published by:** [Pioneering Spirit](https://pioneeringspirit.xyz/)
**Published on:** 2024-10-12
**Categories:** muscular state, california
**URL:** https://pioneeringspirit.xyz/state-capacity-shortage%2C-california-public-employee-edition

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California spending on city workers has grown 76% since 2010. Inflation over that period was 42%, meaning that real wage growth increased 185%. Much of that cost comes from exponentially increasing pension costs. Meanwhile, California population has declined slightingly over that period. Are city services 185% than 2010?Anyone know the core factors affecting the wide disbursement of city employee costs per resident? Are the sub-thousand dollar cities having services largely provided by the County or another overlapping jurisdiction? https://www.mercurynews.com5 charts that show how California cities spent $37 billion on public employees last yearThe cost of employing these workers is more than wages and overtime. In San Jose, about 18% of employee costs go toward retirement accounts and health insurance premiums.

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