BC lost 11,700 jobs in July
B.C. dropped 11,700 jobs in July, pushing the provincial unemployment rate from 6.3% to 6.7%, according to Statistics Canada's latest Labour Force Survey released today (August 9).
The losses come after a bumpy spring for job growth in B.C.: in March, the province lost 15,000 jobs, tracking the rest of the country in a rise in unemployment. In April, B.C. gained 9,500 jobs. But in May, while the rest of the country recorded the highest monthly job gains in 11 years, B.C. lost 1,000 jobs.
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