Claim: Says 600,000 to 700,000 government workers have been laid off in the last year and a half
Fact-check: Congressman Bill Pascrell says more than 600,000 public employees have been laid off in the past 18 months
Verdict: mostly-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Erin O'Neill
Date published: 2011-09-12T00:00:00