Tag Archive: BC Jobs Plan

BC’s job market is weaker than the government would like you to believe

Feb 12, 2016

Premier Christy Clark rarely misses a chance to take credit for BC’s recent economic growth and job creation numbers even though they have more to do with plunging oil prices and the low dollar than with any action her government has taken. This year’s throne speech was no exception, calling BC “an island of prosperity” and a leader:… View Article

BC employment holds steady in August but anemic private sector hiring is a sign of economic weakness

Sep 4, 2015

By Iglika Ivanova

Canada is officially in a recession and while BC is expected to sail through it relatively unscathed, the projected modest GDP growth performance does not seem to be translating into job gains for British Columbians. Statistics Canada’s latest job numbers show BC created 3,100 jobs in August, which represents a gain of one tenth of one percent in… View Article

3 worrisome facts about BC’s job market on the eve of Budget 2015

Feb 16, 2015

By Iglika Ivanova

2015 marks the sixth year of BC’s recovery from the recession. But it’s been a slow and largely jobless recovery in BC. 1. BC needs 93,000 more jobs to return to our pre-recession employment rate (the proportion of working age British Columbians who have jobs). Only 71.2% of working age British Columbians have jobs today…. View Article

How to create good jobs in BC

Nov 20, 2014

By Iglika Ivanova

Five years have passed after the end of the Great Recession but both BC and Canada as a whole are very far away from a meaningful recovery in the labour market. Headline unemployment rates are not terrible (6.1% in BC and 6.8% in Canada) but fewer people are looking for work and part-time positions are… View Article

When no news is not good news: what the uneventful BC throne speech means for you

Feb 15, 2014

By Iglika Ivanova

Last week’s BC throne speech received little media coverage, partly because it fell in the middle of the Olympics and on the same day as the Canadian federal budget, but also because it was rather uneventful, repeating familiar themes and commitments. The absence of significant new announcements in the throne speech is not good news… View Article

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Tag Archive: BC Jobs Plan

BC’s job market is weaker than the government would like you to believe

BC employment holds steady in August but anemic private sector hiring is a sign of economic weakness

3 worrisome facts about BC’s job market on the eve of Budget 2015

How to create good jobs in BC