B.C. continues to lose jobs, the latest numbers show, as Statistics Canada reports that the province lost 19,000 jobs in March.
The unemployment rate is now 6.7 per cent, which is the highest in a decade, except for the height of the COVID pandemic.
So far this year, B.C. has lost nearly 36,000 jobs.
“We’ve had losses in wholesale trade, we’ve had transportation, warehousing, finance, insurance, a very broad base in terms of our economy right now, it seems, for some of those losses,” Bryan Yu, a chief economist with Central 1, told Global News.
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There were, however, jobs gained in manufacturing, services and natural resources.
B.C.’s Minister of Jobs and Economic Growth said there are still things to celebrate.
“We’ve seen $2 billion in investment to B.C. in mining, we have $50 billion that is in final investment decision, Netflix just opened up a new studio in Vancouver, so we continue to see bright spots in the economy,” Ravi Kahlon said.
“But there are some sectors that are facing real challenges, and we’re going to have to continue to focus on them and find ways for them to continue to be able to survive during these challenging times.”
Well Eby and the NDP are doing a fine job of destroying BC. What happened to all the jobs they were going to create and build the economy.
Thank Eby and the Needles Drugs and Poverty party of BC. Terrible government policy results in a terrible economy.
I haven’t said anything ignorant or racist towards minorities in months. Oh wait that’s because I’m dead. Oh well 🤷🏻
The N A Z I white trash in BC and Alberta blame everyone but themselves for job losses but in reality they only have their own pathetic white greed to blame. Too funny
Lol aww look the copy at troll thinks about me even when I’m not around. I live in his head 24/7 🤣🤣🤣
Stop the scabs – It’s “refugees” you inbred f**cking idiot
Biggest challenge to hiring is use of employment agencies. They will never match anyone to an employer or they will be out of work themselves. Forget the bogus online job search, go back to doing your own HR. Maybe then you won’t be asking for a masters degree in burgerology or “Must be under 30 with 20yrs experience “
Most of the “refuges” that come here have kids milk the system and do absolutely nothing to further our society.
Turf the NDP. A box of wilted lettuce could do a better job than these fruitcakes
YEAH, AND AS LONG AS THESE MAYORS KEEP RAISING TAXES. MORE + MORE BUSINESSES WILL BE CLOSING DOWN. WHICH MEANS LESS WORKERS NEEDED EVERYWHERE . MAYORS are TO F/ G DUMB TO FIGURE THIS OUT !!! CALLED “G R E E D” NEVER ENOUGH MONEY FOR THESE PEOPLE, CORRUPTION EATS UP A LOT of MONEY
I eat co ck.
Global news has a poll that puts the NDP out front of the Cons in B.C. Not true most of the people that work there are NDP
I know how fix it. Kick out NDP and all illegals and free money takers refuges.
NDP! Together we can ruin an economy, drive up prices, hand out free drugs and cash to losers and give your land away to a group of drunken chuggies.
Great job Dave. Complete failure!
Bravo NDP
I had no love for Rustad, could tolerate Horgan and Eby, a human rights lawyer, has turned in a disaster exactly like I predicted. Please bring in a moderate conservative and fix all this.
No one wants to work!
Our office has been trying to hire an AP and AR position in accounting for seven months.
They all want to work from home and we do not offer that, and do pay well over minimum wage. Sixty-three thousand a year to star!
And they all want to be off by 3:00 pm and ask if we match government sick days!
VOTE LIBERAL CARNEY, FOR MORE JOBS ! GIVING ALL OUR MONEY AWAY TO OTHER COUNTRIES TO LOOK LIKE a HERO. THEN RAISING ALL OUR TAXES
My work (unionized warehouse) has had positions open for dock staff (Dock Hand, Forklift op) for over 2 years. But the wages negotiated by the company and the union to start are below the market rate therefor when we do get someone off the street wanting a job and the wage is discussed they walk out “No Thanks”… and Even those that DO want a Job are told that “We are between contracts, try again next year” There are 12 of us that are hired on, we used to number in the 30’s. These Days the Company fills the Rank’s with Temps.
The BC Minister for Jobs see things to “celebrate”. What a farce. The gross mismanagement of the province by the current government is to blame. Even the mining investments will get stalled or will leave due the current mess with land claims and Indigenous bands, massive federal and provincial red tape and insane environmental regulations that add millions to project capital costs. Want to create jobs? Welcome investors with lower taxes and real incentives like streamlined permitting to get new projects built faster. That will create more jobs and especially more tax base,
Keep up the great work Neo Destruction Party of B.C .