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It's 25% due to The Troubles where there was no companies investment here. 30 years of the Trouble with a population with high rates of poverty and DLA due to trauma can't just be instantly reformed into the GB job market public sector rate.
I'm not a 100% sure if government jobs are left, though left seems to be more OK with government jobs than right-wing who tend to be more small government/the magical market will magically sort all ills :)
JWestland
are public sector jobs 'left jobs' as that's 25% of NI workforce, even after recent cuts in local govment.