Fraser Institute Media Advisory: New study comparing provincial labour markets coming Thursday, Aug. 31


VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - August 30, 2017) - On Thursday, Aug. 31, just in time for Labour Day, the Fraser Institute will release a new study on labour market performance in North America.

Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States, 2017 ranks all 10 Canadian provinces and 50 American states on several labour-related indicators including job growth, unemployment and worker productivity.

The study provides numbers for each province over a three-year period.

News releases with additional information will be issued via Marketwired at 5:00 a.m. (Eastern) on Aug. 31.

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The Fraser Institute is an independent Canadian public policy research and educational organization with offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal and ties to a global network of think-tanks in 87 countries. Its mission is to improve the quality of life for Canadians, their families and future generations by studying, measuring and broadly communicating the effects of government policies, entrepreneurship and choice on their well-being. To protect the Institute's independence, it does not accept grants from governments or contracts for research. Visit www.fraserinstitute.org

Contact Information:

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Charles Lammam
Director, Fiscal Studies
Fraser Institute

To arrange media interviews or for more information, please contact:

Bryn Weese
Media Relations Specialist
Fraser Institute
(604) 688-0221 ext. 589
bryn.weese@fraserinstitute.org