Regional labour market data provides a strong indicator of economic activity in a local area or community.
Knowing the economic conditions of a region can help job seekers identify where the jobs are. It gives entrepreneurs and investors greater insight into business opportunities and helps planners make better predictions about the future.
The BC Labour Market Outlook, which highlights results from B.C.'s brand new Labour Market Scenario Model, offers information on B.C.'s seven development regions. Consult this report to learn more about future supply, demand and supply-demand balance for industries and occupations in regions across the province.
BC Stats offers information on a comprehensive set of regional labour market variables. Go to Regional Statistics to find labour market data by different regional breakdowns.
Depending on your specific needs, you can view data by Development Region, Regional District, Municipality, Indian Reserve, Regional District Electoral Area, Health Service Delivery Area, Health Authority, Local Health Area, School District, College Region and Provincial Electoral District.
Data specific to each municipality and regional district in the province may be found under Regional and Community Facts. These fact sheets provide a snapshot in time of a community or region. Population estimates, employment characteristics, taxation, and business information specific to each municipality and regional district are included.
BC Regional Socio-Economic Profiles feature charts and tables for Regional Districts, Local Health Areas, Health Service Delivery Areas, Health Authorities, Development Regions, and College Regions within B.C.
The profiles provide information about communities, demographics, economic hardship, labour market structure, education concerns, crime, health problems and more.
Socio-Economic Indices summarize social and economic conditions over a wide variety of indicators into a single index for each region. Conditions include economic hardship, crime, health problems and education concerns. Taken as a whole, these indices provide a summary of the relative successes and challenges across all regions of the province.
To examine the economic impact of changes to the structure of local economies, use the Local Area Economic Dependencies report. Here, economic dependencies and impact ratios are presented for 63 local areas, 29 Forest Districts and eight Integrated Land Management Bureau Areas.
