[ericmcer]

This is almost identical to the US economy, we have decent job growth... until you remove government jobs. It's really insidious how the current setup kills small businesses and drives everyone to government work, if this trend continues will the government just slowly consume everything?

Washington D.C. now is only behind SF and Seattle in average income. If you want money you either work for a sector that is booming or the government.

[jjeaff]

Almost all sectors in the US have seen job growth. Gov jobs have led in growth, but if you take out gov jobs, the US still sees job growth.

[usixk]

Hm, I'm unfamiliar with the public:private job ratio in the US. I'd imagine other industries bolster the US more (tech being an obvious one)? Whereas in Canada our biggest industries have dwindled and we typically lose our knowledge-based workers to you gosh darn freedom lovers!