Claim: Following the economic crash private sector wages were hit more quickly, harder and for longer than the public sector.
Fact-check: Was the private sector hit hardest by the recession? - Full Fact
Verdict: that's correct. private sector wages dropped much more rapidly than public sector wages during the recession. they then began recovering as public sector wages slowed. in recent years the gap between the two has narrowed again.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Claire Milne
Date published: 2017-09-15T00:00:00