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Ravi Kahlon's statement on July’s Labour Force Survey results
BY The Canadian Press, Aug 6, 2022 12:20 AM - REPORT AN ERROR
BC Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon says BC added just under 15-thousand full-time jobs in July as the provincial unemployment rate was set at 4.7 per cent, up one-tenth of a point from June. (Photo - BC Govt.)
BC Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon says BC added just under 15-thousand full-time jobs in July as the provincial unemployment rate was set at 4.7 per cent, up one-tenth of a point from June.
A statement from the ministry says more people joined the workforce in BC last month than in any other major province, while more new residents moved to BC in the first quarter of 2022 than at any time in over 60 years.
Kahlon says the numbers mean BC continues to lead Canada's economic recovery.
Statistics Canada says the jobless rate in Kelowna was four per cent in July, unchanged from June, while Vancouver's rate fell from five per cent to 4.7 and Victoria and the Abbotsford area both saw modest increases, with Victoria's rate up to 4.3 per cent and Abbotsford climbing to 4.9 per cent.
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