Infoline Highlights for the Week of July 2-5

Household Income - In 2017, the median after-tax income for all types of households (including both economic families of two or more persons and unattached individuals) in British Columbia was $52,120 (2017 constant dollars, includes employment income, dividend and interest income, government transfers, pension income and other income).
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Price of New Housing -The cost of new housing in the province’s three largest cities was lower in May than in the same month last year. The 1.4% decrease in Victoria was the result of a decline in housing prices (-2.3%), as land value (+0.7%) climbed. Vancouver's New Housing Price Index dipped 0.9%, also reflecting lower housing costs (-1.8%) and higher land values (+0.4%).
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Building Permits - The value of building permits in B.C. decreased 49.8% in May 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. The value of permits was lower in Vancouver (‑55.6%), where most of the province’s building activity occurs, as well as in Abbotsford-Mission (‑40.5%), Kelowna (‑32.2%), and Victoria (‑25.6%).
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Current Surveys

• BC Hydro Workforce Profile Survey
• BC Prosecution Service Gender Equity and Advancement
  
• BC Public Service Exit Survey
• BC Public Service New Job Survey
• BC Student Outcomes Survey of Diploma, Associate Degree and Certificate Students
• 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.