Infoline Highlights: Coverage for the week of May 21 - May 25

Employment Insurance - The number of people receiving employment insurance (EI) benefits in British Columbia decreased by 1,440 (‑3.2%) in March compared to February, to reach 43,610 individuals. The decrease was equally distributed between male (-720 persons or -2.7%) and female recipients (-720 persons or -4.0%).
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Visitor Entries - In March, B.C. welcomed almost 692 thousand non-resident travellers (seasonally adjusted), of which three quarters were from the United States. Non-resident traveller entries to Canada through British Columbia went up by 1.6% compared to the previous month.
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Wholesale Sales - Sales by wholesalers (seasonally adjusted) in British Columbia went down in March to reach $6.5 billion, a 0.1% decrease compared to the previous month. The monthly decrease was led by motor vehicle and parts (‑6.0%) and food, beverage and tobacco (-2.3%) wholesales.
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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.