Payroll jobs during each premier's tenure
13 premiers, ranked by how payroll jobs changed from their first day in office, next to Canada over the same months. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Premier | Country | In office | Total | vs Canada | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YP Dennis Fentie | Yukon | 30 Nov 2002 – 11 Jun 2011 | +27.2% Oct 2002 → May 2011 | +16.1 pts Canada +11.1% | +2.8%/yr | |
| 2 | N Joe Savikataaq | Nunavut | 14 Jun 2018 – 19 Nov 2021 | +16.4% May 2018 → Oct 2021 | +14.5 pts Canada +1.9% | +4.6%/yr | |
| 3 | Lib. Gordon Campbell | British Columbia | 5 Jun 2001 – 14 Mar 2011 | +16.3% May 2001 → Feb 2011 | +3.0 pts Canada +13.3% | +1.6%/yr | |
| 4 | Lib. Christy Clark | British Columbia | 14 Mar 2011 – 18 Jul 2017 | +14.9% Feb 2011 → Jun 2017 | +5.7 pts Canada +9.2% | +2.2%/yr | |
| 5 | SKP Scott Moe | Saskatchewan | 2 Feb 2018 – now | +14.7% Jan 2018 → Jul 2026 | +2.4 pts Canada +12.3% | +1.6%/yr | |
| 6 | Lib. Andrew Furey | Newfoundland and Labrador | 19 Aug 2020 – 9 May 2025 | +14.6% Jul 2020 → Apr 2025 | −5.3 pts Canada +19.9% | +2.9%/yr | |
| 7 | N P.J. Akeeagok | Nunavut | 19 Nov 2021 – 20 Nov 2025 | +14.2% Oct 2021 → Oct 2025 | +6.2 pts Canada +7.9% | +3.4%/yr | |
| 8 | PC Dennis King | Prince Edward Island | 9 May 2019 – 21 Feb 2025 | +13.8% Apr 2019 → Jan 2025 | +6.0 pts Canada +7.8% | +2.3%/yr | |
| 9 | NDP Lorne Calvert | Saskatchewan | 8 Feb 2001 – 21 Nov 2007 | +13.2% Jan 2001 → Oct 2007 | +0.1 pts Canada +13.1% | +1.9%/yr | |
| 10 | YP Darrell Pasloski | Yukon | 11 Jun 2011 – 3 Dec 2016 | +12.6% May 2011 → Nov 2016 | +4.9 pts Canada +7.8% | +2.2%/yr |
Showing 10 of 56 tenures.
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last month complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Canada is measured over the same months. Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. thousands · Statistics Canada, Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (table 14-10-0222), employees, seasonally adjusted · province or territory data · as of Sep 2026.