Infoline Highlights for the Week of August 5-9

Building Permits - The value of building permits in B.C. decreased nearly 50% in June from the previous month. An increase in permits for institutional (+118.2%) buildings could not offset decreases for residential (‑63.0%), industrial (‑43.7%), and commercial (‑17.7%) projects.
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Labour Force Statistics - The unemployment rate in British Columbia was 4.4% in July, down slightly (-0.1 points) from June but a larger decline (-0.5 points) from 12 months ago. Overall, the labour force contracted (‑8,500) and there were fewer jobs (‑4,800) in July.
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Price of New Housing - Relative to the same month of 2018, the cost of new housing in B.C.’s three largest cities continued to decline in June of 2019. Home builders in Victoria received 1.8% less for their projects, and Vancouver’s housing price index was down 1.2%.
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Current Surveys

• BC Hydro Workforce Profile Survey
• BC Public Service Exit Survey
• BC Public Service New Job Survey
• BC Wildfire Service Auxiliary Work Environment
  
• Canada-BC Job Grant Outcomes Survey
• FrontCounter BC Customer Satisfaction Survey
• Labour Market Agreement for Persons with Disabilities Outcomes Survey
  
• Long Term Disability (LTD) Application Process Survey
• WES Pulse Check
• Workforce Development Agreement Outcomes
• Workforce Development Agreement Employer Outcomes
  

You can read more about any of these by visiting our Current and Recent Surveys page.