what are examples of the public sector 
the public sector consists of all companies or agencies that are government owned or associated examples include federal agencies such as the internal revenue service irs and the u s department of labor state services such as police and fire departments and a variety of additional organizations that provide services to the public overall the bottom linethe private sector is the part of the economy not run by the government it comprises the businesses and enterprises that are controlled by private individuals and groups for the purpose of making a profit companies and organizations run by the state are considered to be the public sector in free market capitalist based societies the private sector tends to make up a considerably larger portion of the economy than the public sector 