Infoline Highlights for the Week of October 7-11

Labour Force Statistics - The unemployment rate in British Columbia was 4.8% in September, down (‑0.2 points) from August but up (+0.6 points) from 12 months ago. Overall, the labour force decreased (‑12,800) and there were fewer jobs (‑8,400) in September.
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Price of New Housing - Compared to the same month last year, the cost of new housing in the province’s three largest cities continued to ease in August. The New Housing Price Index dipped notably in Vancouver (-1.3%) and Victoria (-1.7%), as lower housing costs (-2.2% in Vancouver and -2.9% in Victoria) offset slight increases in land values in both areas (+0.4% and +0.7%, respectively).
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Quarterly Population Highlights - The population of B.C. was estimated at 5,071,336 as of July 1, 2019, growing by 24,556 persons in the second quarter of 2019 (up 0.49% from April 1, 2019). Combined net in-migration from all sources (inter-provincial and international) totalled 22,879 persons during the second quarter of 2019, slightly less than the same quarter in 2018.
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Current Surveys

• 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
  
• FrontCounter BC Customer Satisfaction 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 Surveys page.