The jobs that are not there now have nothing to do with the private sector not being healthy, or unspecified red tape holding back private industry, its simply that the Republicans have got what they wanted, smaller government, and now they are crying about it. Go figure
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/threat-from-mounting-public-job-losses-tested-obamas-economic-strategy/2012/04/29/gIQAhJpMqT_story.html