Infoline Highlights: Coverage for the week of June 4 - 8

Labour Force Statistics - The unemployment rate in British Columbia was 4.8% in May, down from 5.0% in April and below the 5.6% from 12 months ago. Both the labour force (‑19,200) and the number of employed (‑12,400) contracted since April. Compared to 12 months ago, employment has increased (+3,500) and the labour force declined (‑17,600).
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Housing Starts -The number of urban (areas with population of at least 10,000) housing starts in British Columbia inched up 3.0% (seasonally adjusted at annual rates) in May. The increase in total urban housing starts was due entirely to an upturn in multiple-unit housing projects (+4.6%), as the number of single-family detached starts dipped (-2.1%).
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Exports - The value of B.C. origin exports edged up 0.1% in the first four months of 2018, compared to the January to April period a year earlier. This was despite the fact that exports to B.C.’s largest trading partner, the United States, fell 8.2%. Growth in shipments to other major destinations, such as Mainland China (+2.0%), Japan (+2.6%), South Korea (+3.1%), the European Union (+14.4%), and India (+89.5%) more than offset the decline in exports to the United States.
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Current Surveys

• BC Apprenticeship Discontinuers Survey
• BC Assessment Employee Engagement Pulse Survey
  
• 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
• FrontCounter BC Customer Satisfaction Survey
• New Job Survey
• School District #62 (Sooke) Work Environment Survey
• Social Development and Poverty Reduction (SDPR) LMAPD Monthly Survey
• Survey on Skills, Competencies and Characteristics for Future Workforce

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