Bc Job Numbers

• B.C.’s job slump continues with biggest losses in ‘Hollywood North’

  The unemployment rate is up a third of a per cent to 6.2 per cent, which is still below the national unemployment rate of 7.1 per cent.

  Economy

  Sep 5, 2025
  
• B.C. bucks national trend by adding 3,800 jobs in December

  According to Statistics Canada, the national unemployment rate edged up from 8.5 per cent to 8.6 per cent, while the B.C. rate rose slightly from 7.1 per cent to 7.2.

  Economy

  Jan 8, 2021
  
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• Unemployment rate across B.C. drops while jobs are harder to come by in Metro Vancouver

  British Columbia's unemployment rate has dropped to 10.7 per cent from 11.1 per cent a month ago while the unemployment rate in Vancouver has gone up.

  Economy

  Sep 4, 2020
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• B.C. unemployment rate hits 13.4% in May, even though 43,300 jobs added

  Previously, the B.C. government announced it will protect commercial tenants from being evicted due to nonpayment of rent under the COVID-19 pandemic when the landlord hasn’t applied for the federal rent supplement.

  Economy

  Jun 5, 2020
• B.C. economy under the microscope after shedding 8,400 jobs in September

  The data, released by Statistics Canada on Friday, showed that the losses came as Canada added 54,000 jobs nationally.

  Oct 11, 2019