Statistics Canada numbers show B.C.’s jobless rate in
December was 4.4 per cent. Photo courtesy CBC.
British Columbia continues to lead the nation when it comes to putting people to work.
Statistics Canada numbers show B.C.’s jobless rate in December was 4.4 per cent – one full percentage point below Ontario, which has the second lowest rate, and 12 basis points below the federal figure of 5.6 per cent.
Economists say employment growth across Canada in 2018 was mostly concentrated in the services sectors, which generated 151-thousand positions compared with an increase of just over 12-thousand jobs in goods-producing industries.
In B.C., data shows Kelowna’s unemployment rate dropped last month to 3.3 per cent from the November setting of 3.9, while rates in Victoria and Abbotsford-Mission also nudged down, but the number of jobless in Vancouver was up in December to 4.4 per cent from 4.1.
The Canadian Press
