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Edition: April 9, 2018

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Infoline Highlights: Coverage for the week of April 3 - 6

Labour Force Survey- In March, the size of both the labour force (-2,100) and the number of employed (-3,900) were down slightly from February.
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Exports- There was strong growth in shipments to Mainland China (+5.3%), Japan (+2.4%), South Korea (+4.7%) and exports to India skyrocketed (+625.8%).
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  • B.C.'s unemployment rate in March was 4.7%, the same as it was in February.

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Did You Know

In 2016, British Columbia had the highest median contribution to RRSPs among provinces ($3,500), with 21.2% of all tax filers contributing to an RRSP. Vancouver had the highest median contribution to RRSPs ($4,000) among Census Metropolitan Areas.

Source:  Statistics Canada


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 Headlines

  • There were more full-time jobs in March and fewer part-time jobs compared to February.
  • B.C. exports rose in the first two months of 2018 compared to a year earlier.
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