B.C.'s unemployment rate rises to 6% as more people look for work
- B.C.'s unemployment rate rose by 0.3 per cent to six per cent in December 2024, with a gain of 14,100 jobs reported.
- Key sectors gaining jobs included health care and social assistance, with 6,200 new jobs, while construction lost 2,500 jobs.
- Diana Gibson stated that B.C.'s unemployment rate is one of the lowest in the country, at six per cent, below the national average of 6.7 per cent.
- Gavin Dew criticized the government for relying on public sector hiring, saying it does not represent real economic growth.
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