BC Stats Infoline
Edition: April 9, 2018
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Minister’s statement on trade mission
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Minister’s statement on trade mission
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Premier's statement marking one year since the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc’s residential school findings
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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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Current Surveys
- BC Hydro Workforce Profile Survey
- BC Public Service Exit Survey
- BC Student Outcomes Survey of Apprenticeship and Trades Training Students
- BC Student Outcomes Survey of Diploma, Associate Degree and Certificate Students
- Canada-BC Job Grant Outcomes Survey
- Community Gaming Grants Survey
- FrontCounter BC Customer Satisfaction Survey
- HealthLink BC 2018 Work Environment Survey
- New Job Survey
- Social Development and Poverty Reduction (SDPR) LMAPD Monthly Survey
- Survey on Skills, Competencies and Characteristics for Future Workforce
- The College of New Caledonia Work Environment Survey
- U-Pass BC Survey
You can read more about any of these by visiting our Current and Recent Surveys page.

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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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Released last week by BC Stats
- Labour Force Survey
- Earnings and Employment
- Exports
This week
- No releases
