Government Responsible for Over 80 Percent of New Jobs Since Pandemic Started, Study Finds

The government is responsible for over 80 percent of new jobs created in Canada since the pandemic started in early 2020, according to a recent think-tank study.
In an August bulletin, the Fraser Institute compared net job growth between Canada’s public and private sectors and found that the public—or government—sector has accounted for nearly 87 percent of all new jobs since the pandemic’s outset, leaving jobs in the private sector to account for less than 15 percent of new jobs.
“It is clear that the government sector is disproportionately driving Canada’s labour market recovery,” said the report titled “Comparing Government and Private Sector Job Growth in the COVID-19 Era,” written by researchers Milagros Palacios and Ben Eisen….