When commercial centres have lower median employment incomes than capital cities, the private sector may be in real distress.
Job growth
November 21, 2023
9:57AM
From February 2020 to June 2023, the number of government jobs increased by 11.8 per cent compared to only 3.3 per cent in the private sector.
October 18, 2023
1:48PM
From February 2020 to June 2023, total employment in B.C. increased by 111,500 jobs—including 104,400 in the government sector.
October 5, 2023
3:30AM
Canada's employment rate actually ticked down from 62.0 per cent in July to 61.9 per cent in August.
September 1, 2023
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September 6, 2022
8:20AM
Since February 2020, government employment has increased by 9.4 per cent compared to just 0.4 per cent for the private sector.
January 27, 2022
9:18AM
Several major cities including Windsor and Thunder Bay experienced a rate of job creation below the national average.
October 1, 2021
1:12PM
Total business investment declined by 0.2 per cent per year between 2016 and 2019.
