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CPABC Regional Check-Up 2016
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population in BC: 4,683,139 residents
Thompson-Okanagan (+1.5%)
Mainland/Southwest (+1.2%)
Vancouver Island/Coast (+0.9%)
90%
Kootenay (-0.1%)
Northeast and
Northwest BC* (-1.2%)
Cariboo (-1.7%)
of BC’s residents
live in Mainland/Southwest,
Vancouver Island/Coast,
and Thompson-Okanagan.
WORK
New Jobs in BC:
+27,800
~2/3
Unemployment
Rate in BC:
6.2%
Unemployment Rate across BC:
Kootenay
of jobs created were
in the service sector.
Cariboo
Northwest BC
Job Creation across BC:
Thompson-Okanagan
25,000
Vancouver Island/Coast
Mainland/
Southwest
Mainland/Southwest
20,000
Northeast
BC
15,000
10,000
Vancouver
Island/Coast
5,000
0
Northeast
Cariboo
Kootenay
Northwest
BC
ThompsonOkanagan
2014 2015 Change
6.9% 7.4% +0.5%
6.0% 7.0% +1.0%
8.0% 7.0% -1.0%
6.3% 6.4% +0.1%
6.1% 6.3% +0.2%
6.0% 6.0% +0.0%
4.9% 5.9% +1.0%
6.1% 6.2% +0.1%
Youth
Unemployment
Rate in BC:
+0.7% 9.9%
to
-5,000
-10,000
22 CPABC in Focus • July/August 2016
Youth unemployment is highest among
Kootenay, Cariboo, and Mainland/Southwest.