Goods and Services sectors
Share of employment in Goods and Service sectors (2020)
Goods Services
Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey
The Vancouver Island/Coast region accounts for the second largest percentage of provincial employment.
Service sector
Vancouver Island/Coast is a mixture of urban and rural areas, and its economy reflects this diversity. As Victoria is the capital city, there is a large government presence.
Goods sector
Vancouver Island / Coast accounts for a large proportion of provincial employment in the Goods producing sector (agriculture, forestry, mining, oil and gas, fishing, hunting and trapping, utilities, construction and manufacturing).
In the more rural areas of Vancouver Island / Coast, there are significant resource-based activities.