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1. Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in British Columbia, 2019

   Main Conclusions Using data on individual workers from January to December 2018, this report estimates the wage differential between the government and private sectors in British Columbia. It also evaluates four non-wage benefits for which data are ...

2. Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Alberta, 2019

   Main Conclusions Using data on individual workers from January to December 2018, this report estimates the wage differential between the government and private sectors in Alberta. It also evaluates four non-wage benefits for which data are available to ...

3. Restoring a Competitive Labour Market in Alberta

   For the first decade and a half of the new millennium, Alberta was the engine of the Canadian economy. The province enjoyed brisk growth in its population, employment, and economic output, especially compared to other provinces. An important contributing ...

4. The Illusion of Alberta’s Jobs Recovery: Government vs. Private Sector Employment

   With a drop in commodity prices in 2014 and the ensuing economic downturn, Alberta’s weakened labour market has attracted considerable attention. Nonetheless, Premier Rachel Notley’s government has touted recent employment figures as a sign that ...

5. Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States: 2018 Edition

   Labour markets are critical components of an economy. They are the mechanism through which we allocate one of our most valuable and productive resources: human work, effort, creativity, and ingenuity. Labour markets match human skills, supplied by ...

6. Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in British Columbia, 2018

   Main Conclusions Using data on individual workers from January to December 2017, this report estimates the wage dif-ferential between the government and private sectors in British Columbia. It also evaluates four non-wage benefits for which data are ...

7. Why the Unemployment Rate is No Longer a Reliable Gauge of Labour Market Performance

   The unemployment rate has long been the single measure most used by the media, policymakers, and politicians to gauge overall labour market performance. However, the unemployment rate can decrease for two reasons that imply very different ...

8. Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States: 2017 Edition

   Labour markets are one of the most important components of an economy. They are the mechanism through which we allocate one of our most valuable and productive resources: human work, effort, creativity, and ingenuity. Labour markets match human skills, ...

9. Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Alberta, 2017

   Main Conclusions Using data on individual workers from January to December 2015, this report estimates the wage differential between the government and private sectors in Alberta. It also evaluates four available non-wage benefits in an attempt to ...

10. Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Quebec, 2017

    Main Conclusions Using data on individual workers from January to December 2015, this report estimates the wage differential between the government and private sectors in Quebec. It also evaluates four available non-wage benefits in an attempt to quantify ...