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Edition: December 4, 2017
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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 November 27- December 1
Census 2016: Highlights from the Labour in Canada Release - The unemployment rate in B.C. was 6.7% in 2016. The unemployment rate for youth (people between 15 and 24 years old) was 12.8%, compared to 5.8% for people between 25 and 64 years of age.
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Labour Force Survey - The unemployment rate in British Columbia was 4.8% in November, down 0.1 percentage points from October and below the 6.1% it was 12 months ago. Compared to the previous month, the labour force grew (+16,500), there was an increase in employment (+18,200) and a small drop in the number of unemployed (-1,700).
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Average Weekly Earnings - Average weekly earnings of payroll employees in British Columbia (seasonally adjusted, current dollars) went up by $7.94 (+0.8%) to reach $946.95 in September. Compared to September 2016, average weekly earnings in British Columbia increased by 2.9%, ranking fourth among provinces.
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Bankruptcies - In September 2017, there was a decrease of 8.4% in overall bankruptcies compared to September 2016. Of the 329 bankruptcies, nine were filed by businesses, a reduction of 10.0% compared to the 10 business bankruptcies registered in September last year.
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Census 2016: Highlights from the Journey to Work Release - Since 2006, the number of commuters rose by 10.7% to 2.1 million. In 2016, about three quarters of commuters used a car either as a driver (+70.5%) or a passenger (5.5%), compared to 79.3% in 2006.
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Tourism Room Revenues - For most of British Columbia, room revenues rose during the month of September. On a year-over-year basis, B.C. Rockies (+9.4%), Vancouver, Coast and Mountains (+6.3%), Thompson/Okanagan (+5.7%), and The Island (+5.6%) tourism regions all reported increases in revenues, while the Northern B.C. (‑2.2%) tourism region saw a decrease in room revenue.
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Industrial Product Price Index - Canadian manufacturers’ selling prices climbed 1.8% in October, compared to the same month a year earlier. Rising prices for energy and petroleum products (+8.8%) were the major contributor for overall price growth in October.
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Current Surveys
- Baccalaureate Graduate Survey
- BC Hydro Workforce Profile Survey
- BC Public Service Exit Survey
- Canada-BC Job Grant Outcomes Survey
- Camosun College 2017 Employee Engagement Survey
- Capilano 2017 Employee Engagement Survey
- Elections BC Voters List Quality Survey
- FrontCounter BC Customer Satisfaction Survey
- Labour Market Agreement for Persons with Disabilities Outcome Survey
- Local Food Survey
- Long Term Disability (LTD) Application Process Survey
- New Job Survey
- Simon Fraser University Employee Engagement Survey
- SDSI LMAPD Monthly Survey 2016-17
You can read more about any of these by visiting our Current and Recent Surveys page.

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Did You Know
The devastating emergencies and natural disasters that have taken place around the world over the past year have resulted in 76% of British Columbians feeling more compelled than ever to donate to charities or volunteer their time, ahead of the rest of Canada (63%).
Source: Ipsos Canada

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Headlines
- B.C.'s unemployment rate fell in October.
- Between 2006 and 2016, the number of people commuting in B.C. rose.
- Educational attainment in B.C. increased between 2006 and 2016.

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Released last week by BC Stats
- Labour Force Survey
This week
- Exports
