Infoline Highlights: Coverage for the week of Nov. 28 - Dec. 2

Labour Force Statistics  - The unemployment rate in British Columbia was 6.1% in November, down from 6.2% in October. Even though employment dropped since the previous month (-9,300), the labour force as a whole decreased in size by a greater amount (-11,600).
Read more >>

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - Canadian real GDP by industry at basic prices (seasonally adjusted) advanced 0.3% in September following three consecutive monthly increases in June (+0.6%), July (+0.5%) and August (+0.2%). The continued economic growth was largely due to ongoing gains in the goods-producing industries, which expanded 1.1% in September, led by a 2.7% increase in mining, quarrying and oil & gas extraction.
Read more >>

Bankruptcies - The number of bankruptcies registered by B.C. businesses (-47.8%) and consumers (-24.3%) dropped in September of 2016 from the same period a year prior. The number of Canadian bankruptcies filed by businesses was down (-17.6%) over the same period, with just under half being in the construction, retail trade and accommodation and food services sectors.
Read more >>

Industrial Product Price Index (IPPI) - Canadian manufacturers’ prices were higher (+0.7%) this October than in the same month of 2015. A 5.0% year-over-year upturn in the price of energy and petroleum products was the largest contributor to the overall increase, and price boosts for chemicals (+1.0%) and motorized and recreational vehicles (+0.7%) also exerted upward pressure.
Read more >>

Food Services and Drinking Places - Sales at British Columbia’s food services and drinking places rose 2.5% (seasonally adjusted) to $910 million in September. Nationally, industry sales were up 1.6% (to $5.5 billion) with only Alberta (-1.4%), Newfoundland and Labrador (-1.4%) and New Brunswick (-0.7%) recording lower revenues.
Read more >>

Current Surveys

• Apprenticeship Student Outcomes (APPSO) Survey
• Baccalaureate Graduate Survey
• BC Hydro Workforce Profile Survey
• BC Labour Market Agreement Outcomes Survey
• BC Public Service - Career Development and Opportunities Survey
• BC Public Service Exit Survey
• Canada-BC Job Grant Outcomes Survey
  
• Capilano University 2016 Employee Engagement Survey
• Diploma, Associate Degree, and Certificate Student Outcomes (DACSO) Survey
• FrontCounter BC Customer Satisfaction Survey
• Labour Market Agreement for Persons with Disabilities Outcome Survey
• Long Term Disability (LTD) Application Process Survey
• North Island College 2016 Employee Engagement Survey
  
• Procurement Transformation Survey (#BCTECH Strategy)
• SDSI LMAPD Monthly Survey 2016-17

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