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Edition: September 11, 2017
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Infoline Highlights: Coverage for the week of September 5-8
Labour Force Statistics - The unemployment rate in British Columbia was 5.1% in August, down from 5.3% in July and below the 5.5% it was 12 months ago. Compared to July, the labour force declined (-8,400), with the number of unemployed falling (-7,200), and a slight reduction in employment (-1,200).
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Building Permits - The value of building permits rose 4.6% (seasonally adjusted) in July, bucking the national trend. Permits for residential projects increased 7.8%, which offset decreases for industrial (‑23.0%), institutional (‑4.4%), and commercial (‑2.4%) buildings.
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Bankruptcies - In June 2017, there was a decrease of 8.1% in overall bankruptcies compared to June 2016. Of the 396 bankruptcies, nine were filed by businesses, a reduction of 50% compared to the 18 business bankruptcies registered in June last year.
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Exports - Through the first seven months of 2017, B.C. origin exports jumped 19.6% compared to the same period in 2016. There was double-digit growth in exports to most of B.C.’s major trading partners, including the United States (+10.6%), Mainland China (+12.0%), Japan (+35.4%), South Korea (+56.2%), the European Union (+42.1%), India (+78.9%) and Taiwan (+41.7%).
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Current Surveys
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- Canada-BC Job Grant Outcomes Survey
- FrontCounter BC Customer Satisfaction Survey
- Labour Market Agreement for Persons with Disabilities Outcome Survey
- Long Term Disability (LTD) Application Process Survey
- New Job Survey
- SDSI LMAPD Monthly Survey 2016-17
- 2017 BC Wildfire Service Auxiliary Work Environment Survey
- Workplace Technology Satisfaction Survey
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Did You Know
At the time of graduation, 43% of college graduates, 50% of bachelor graduates, 44% of master's and 41% of doctorate graduates had financial help, either through bank or government loans, private grants, or family loans or gifts.
Source: Statistics Canda

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Headlines
- B.C.'s unemployment rate fell in August
- The value of building permits rose in July
- There were fewer B.C. bankruptcies in June
- B.C.'s exports jumped in July

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- Labour Force
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