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Mining and Oil and Gas Extraction

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Overview

Employment summary

Growth (2017-2018):

-2.0%

Job growth (2017-2018):

-400

Total employment (2018):

25,700

Source: 2018 Labour Force Survey

Key points

The Mining and Oil and Gas Extraction industry in B.C. is particularly sensitive to global economic conditions, as many of its products are exported to other countries.
Men make up a large majority of the workforce in this industry.
Wages in this industry are well above the provincial average.
Most of the jobs in the industry are full-time, permanent positions.
Many jobs in this industry are in the Kootenay, Thompson-Okanagan, and Northeast regions of the province.

Mining establishments are primarily involved in exploring, extracting and developing properties of naturally occurring solid minerals, such as coal and ores.

Oil and gas extraction involves removing liquids (crude petroleum) and gases (natural gas) from underground.

Workforce

Gender

Employment by gender in 2018

Men: 85%

Women: 15%

Source: 2018 Labour Force Survey

Provincial average in 2018

Men: 58%

Women: 42%

Source: 2018 Labour Force Survey

Age groups

% of employees under 25 years of age

2013
2018
B.C. average (2018)

Source: 2018 Labour Force Survey

% of employees 55 years and older

2013
2018
B.C. average (2018)

Source: 2018 Labour Force Survey

Employment

Types of employment

	2013	2018	B.C. average (2018)
Part time (% of employees working part time)	2013 5%	2014 4%	B.C. average (2018) 20%
Self-employed (% of employees who are self-employed)	2013 7%	2018 7%	B.C. average (2018) 20%
Temporary jobs (% of employees in temporary jobs)	2013 7%	2018 7%	B.C. average (2018) 13%

Source: 2018 Labour Force Survey

Workplace

% of workers in firms less than 20 employees

2013
2018
B.C. average (2018)

Source: 2018 Labour Force Survey

% of workers in private sector jobs

2013
2018
B.C. average (2018)

Source: 2018 Labour Force Survey

Unemployment rate

2013
2018
B.C. average (2018)

Source: 2018 Labour Force Survey

Earnings

Average hourly wages in this industry

Men

2013
2018
B.C. average (2018)

Source: 2018 Labour Force Survey

Women

2013
2018
B.C. average (2018)

Source: 2018 Labour Force Survey

Youth

2013
2018
B.C. average (2018)

Source: 2018 Labour Force Survey

Location of work

% employment of this industry

% employment of all industries

Vancouver Island / Coast

Mainland / Southwest

Thompson-Okanagan

Kootenay

Cariboo

North Coast & Nechako

Northeast

Source: 2018 Labour Force Survey

Employment outlook

			2019	2024	2029
Forecasted employment			2019 28,700	2024 31,000	2029 31,600

Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

Forecasted average annual employment growth rate

2019 - 2024
2024 - 2029

Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

Forecasted industry share of total employment

2019
2024
2029

Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

Transport truck drivers (NOC 7511)

Heavy equipment operators (except crane) (NOC 7521)

Supervisors, mining and quarrying (NOC 8221)

Underground production and development miners (NOC 8231)

Additional resources

Enform
http://www.enform.ca

InfoMine
http://www.infomine.com/countries/canada.asp

Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC)
http://www.mining.bc.ca

Mining Association of Canada (MAC)
http://www.mining.ca

North American Industry Classification System
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/concepts/industry-industrie-eng.htm

Northwest Gas Association
http://www.nwga.org

Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC)
http://www.psac.ca

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