
Infographic: Where the jobs are in Ontario
Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak is staking his electoral changes on a promise to create one million new jobs if elected, even while cutting 100,000 public sector positions. That may be a challenge since the provincial economy has created just 667,000 new jobs since the Liberals came into power in 2003. Nearly half of those jobs have been in the public sector.
Here’s a look at employment in Ontario and how it has changed in the decade since the Liberals came to power:
Maclean’s associate editor Tamsin McMahon covers business and the economy. Previously she has written about crime and politics for several Canadian newspapers and has been nominated for a Michener Award and a National Newspaper Award.
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