Graphic: Unemployment in B.C.

Six months ago, British Columbia Premier Christy Clark was touting her province as Canada’s job-creation engine, cranking out 57,000 new jobs and outpacing even Alberta without selling a drop of oil. But it appears the engine has stalled and with a provincial election campaign 10 days away, the Liberals are blaming national and international economic trends for their, at best, fourth-place position among the provinces. In the graphic above, prepared by The Canadian Press, it takes a look at British Columbia’s monthly unemployment rate since Clark delivered her jobs plan in Sept. 2011.