B.C.’s Jobless Rate Stable, but some Age Groups and Areas Still Having Hard Time - Greenwood Boundary Creek Times
Health care and transportation gains outweighed losses in accommodation and tech as the province added 7,800 jobs, Statistics Canada said.
- On Friday, Statistics Canada reported B.C. added 7,800 jobs in June, with unemployment falling 0.3 percentage points to 6.5 per cent, matching the national average after a rough start to 2026.
- Growth was driven by health care and transportation/warehousing , while losses concentrated in accommodation/food services , tech , and construction .
- Youth unemployment for those aged 15 to 24 fell to 12.9 per cent, though regional disparities persist. Kelowna's unemployment rose to 12.7 per cent while Victoria maintains low rates.
- Conservative Economic Development critic Gavin Dew proposed a tax credit for first-time hires, but B.C. jobs minister Ravi Kahlon questioned the plan's cost, favoring trades training instead.
- BMO chief economist Douglas Porter noted other provinces experienced a "World Cup bump," a trend B.C. missed. TD economist Maria Solovieva characterized the data as showing Canada has "made modest, but positive progress over the past year.
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B.C.’s jobless rate stable, but some age groups and areas still having hard time
The latest job numbers from Statistics Canada for June show slightly increased hiring in B.C. overall, but also reveal major remaining demographic and regional disparities, including stubbornly high youth unemployment and rising joblessness in the Interior. “People are maybe tired of hearing about tariffs, but they have an impact,” said Ravi Kahlon, B.C.’s jobs minister. “They have an impact directly, but also it creates uncertainty, which is a …
B.C.’s jobless rate stable, but some age groups and areas still having hard time - The Northern View
The latest job numbers from Statistics Canada for June show slightly increased hiring in B.C. overall, but also reveal major remaining demographic and regional disparities, including stubbornly high youth unemployment and rising joblessness in the Interior. “People are maybe tired of hearing about tariffs, but they have an impact,” said Ravi Kahlon, B.C.’s jobs minister. “They have an impact directly, but also it creates uncertainty, which is a …
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