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Graph of the Week: Share of Public Sector Employees in Total Employment and Public Sector Productivity

Graph of the Week is a new series from the C.D. Howe Institute’s Graphic Intelligence that presents valuable and easily digestible data. Each Monday we unveil one new captivating chart or graph with interesting insights, explaining it in two-to-three sentences. Dive into the data with us.

Post-pandemic, the share of public sector employees in total employment has increased to a robust 21.6 percent. However, public sector labour productivity has declined, consistent with broader productivity issues in Canada. Understanding the growing competition between the public and private sectors for both workers and investable resources is important for thinking through solutions to Canada’s productivity challenges.

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