Prince George is on pace to break an employment record.
For only the fourth time in history and never before 2011, there are more than 50,000 people with a job in Prince George, and the usual summer employment peak is yet to come.
"We gained 500 net jobs in Prince George last month," said Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Pat Bell, the MLA for Prince George-Mackenzie. "I don't know yet what sector was driving that, but across the province our biggest job growth is in the manufacturing sector."
According to the latest data, released Friday by Statistics Canada and the provincial government, the June unemployment rate for Prince George was 6.9 per cent, up slightly from 6.8 per cent in May. One year ago the Prince George unemployment rate was six per cent but the participation rate of people in the Prince George labour force is higher now than it was then (75.6 per cent versus 73.3 per cent, respectively).
According to Bell, the province gained 3,600 new jobs last month and the unemployment rate dropped to 6.6 per cent provincewide. BC gained 2,400 full-time positions and added 1,100 part-time jobs. He said BC ranks second in terms of job gains since June 2011 when compared to other provinces, adding 53,000 jobs since then, behind only Alberta, which has added 55,400 jobs.
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