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Fraser Institute News Release: Job growth in government exceeded the private sector in 8 out of 10 provinces from 2019-23
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In eight of 10 provinces the rate of government job growth has been higher than the private sector, finds a new study published today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-par
“Canada’s net job creation in recent years has been disproportionately driven by growth in government employment rather than growth in the private sector, and as of 2019, government employment as a share of total employment in the country is at its highest point since the mid-1990s,” said Ben Eisen, Fraser Institute senior fellow and co-author of Economic Recovery in Canada before and after COVID: Job Growth in the Government and Private Sectors. Read More
