Infoline Highlights: Coverage for the week of May 6-10

Labour Force Statistics - The unemployment rate in British Columbia (for those aged 15 years and over) was 4.6% in April, down 0.1 percentage points from March and down 0.5 percentage points from 12 months ago. Both the labour force (+3,500) and the number of jobs (+5,900) increased from March.
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Exports - The value of B.C. origin commodity exports climbed 2.1% in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same three-month period a year earlier. There was fairly strong growth in shipments to the United States (+5.3%), Mainland China (+5.2%), the European Union (+13.6%), India (+61.2%) and Taiwan (+6.7). However, there were significant declines in exports to Japan (‑20.6%) and South Korea (-17.2%).
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Price of New Housing - Relative to the same month of 2018, the cost of new housing in B.C.’s three largest cities declined in March 2019. Home builders in Vancouver received 0.5% less for their projects, and the housing price index was also down in Victoria (-0.4%) and Kelowna (-0.2%).
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Current Surveys

• BC Council on Admissions & Transfer Survey of Mobile Students
  
• BC Hydro Workforce Profile Survey
• BC Public Service Exit Survey
• BC Public Service New Job 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
• Labour Market Agreement for Persons with Disabilities Outcomes Survey
  
• Long Term Disability (LTD) Application Process Survey

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