Infoline Highlights: Coverage for the week of September 3-7

Labour Force Statistics - The unemployment rate in British Columbia was 5.3% in August, up 0.3 percentage points from July and from 12 months ago. The labour force (+18,100) and the number of employed (+9,900) also increased from the previous month.
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Building Permits -The value of building permits fell 11.0% (seasonally adjusted) in July from the previous month. Increases in permits for industrial (+67.6%) and institutional (+14.4%) buildings could not offset decreases for residential (‑15.4%) and commercial (‑5.9%) projects.
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Exports - Through the first seven months of 2018, B.C. origin exports climbed 5.3% compared to the same period in 2017. There were significant increases in shipments to many of B.C.’s major export destinations, including Mainland China (+12.2%), Japan (+4.3%), the European Union (+10.5%), India (+39.0%) and Taiwan (+44.3%).
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Housing Starts -Housing starts in urban areas (areas with population of at least 10,000) in British Columbia continued to see-saw in July, jumping 24.0% (seasonally adjusted at annual rates) following a 15.5% dip in June. July’s boost was due entirely to increased activity among apartment and other unit types (+45.5%), as row units, semi-detached and single-detached units all slowed.
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Tourism Room Revenues - For British Columbia, room revenues rose during the month of June. On a regional basis, B.C. Rockies (+51.1%), Vancouver, Coast and Mountains (+49.4%), The Islands (+46.5%), Thompson/Okanagan (+27.6%), and Northern B.C. (+12.4%) tourism regions all reported revenue increases compared to twelve months ago.
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Current Surveys

• BC Apprenticeship Discontinuers Survey
• Baccalaureate Graduates Survey
  
• BC Hydro Workforce Profile Survey
• BC Public Service Exit Survey
• Canada-BC Job Grant Outcomes Survey
• Community Living BC Employee Engagement Survey
  
• Corporate Accounting Services (CAS) Client Satisfaction Survey
  
• FrontCounter BC Customer Satisfaction Survey
• New Job Survey
• Online Games Survey
  

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