Infoline Highlights for the Week of November 4-8

Labour Force Statistics - The unemployment rate in British Columbia was 4.7% in October, down 0.1 percentage points from September but up half a percentage point from 12 months ago. Overall, the labour force grew (+14,000) and there were more jobs (15,300) in October. Both areas saw growth over the previous 12 months, with employment up by 50,000 and an additional 68,300 individuals joining the labour force.
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Exports - Through the first three quarters of 2019, there was a 5.6% decline in the value of B.C. origin exports compared to the same nine-month period a year earlier. Exports fell to most major destinations, including the United States (-6.2%), Japan (-11.8%), South Korea (-3.3%), the European Union (-5.5%) and Taiwan (-11.8%). There was a marginal increase in shipments to Mainland China (+0.2%), while exports to India bucked the overall trend, rising 13.0%.
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Current Surveys

• Active Transportation Strategy Survey
  
• BC Hydro Workforce Profile Survey
• BC Public Service Exit Survey
• BC Public Service New Job Survey
• BC Student Outcomes Survey of Baccalaureate Graduates
  
• BC Wildfire Service Auxiliary Work Environment
• Capilano University Employee Engagement
  
• FrontCounter BC Customer Satisfaction Survey
• Long Term Disability (LTD) Application Process Survey
• OCIO ES Client Satisfaction Survey
  
• Workforce Development Agreement Outcomes
• Workforce Development Agreement Employer Outcomes
  

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