Tag Archive: job market

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

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

Rethinking social protections in the age of contractors

Feb 14, 2015

By Iglika Ivanova

The job market is changing rapidly. While most workers of our parents’ generation could have reasonably expected to spend their entire working careers in permanent full-time jobs with one or two employers, today many rely on contract work or freelancing, and even regular full-time employees change jobs frequently. There are pros and cons to this shift,… 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

With BC’s job market stalled, it’s time for a jobs plan that actually works

Aug 13, 2013

By Iglika Ivanova

The latest BC job numbers reveal a picture of persistently high unemployment and stalled job creation. Since January, BC’s unemployment rate has been on a roller-coaster ride, down one month and up the next. All in all, here have been very few jobs created in 2013, far fewer than needed to employ our growing working… View Article

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Tag Archive: job market

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

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

Rethinking social protections in the age of contractors

How to create good jobs in BC

With BC’s job market stalled, it’s time for a jobs plan that actually works