Tyler Orton

4 weeks ago | timescolonist.com | Tyler Orton

Government hiring helped prop up B.C.’s labour market in April, according to Statistics Canada data released Friday. The province added 6,000 jobs last month, while the unemployment rate ticked up 0.1 percentage points to 6.2 per cent as more people entered the workforce. Canada has a whole added a meagre 7,400 jobs during the month of the federal election, while the national unemployment rate ticked up 0.2 percentage points to 6.9 per cent.

2 months ago | timescolonist.com | Tyler Orton

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2 months ago | vancouverisawesome.com | Tyler Orton

The March labour market proved to be the perfect elixir for February. The province added 5,700 jobs in March after losing 4,800 jobs a month prior, according to data released Friday from Statistics Canada. The unemployment rate, however, increased from six per cent to 6.1 per cent during that same period. Notable gains were seen in health care and technology, with both sectors gaining 6,600 jobs.

2 months ago | biv.com | Tyler Orton

The West Coast was not spared the “massive” leap in inflation that hit Canadian consumers last month. B.C.’s inflation rate reached three per cent in February, up from 2.2 per cent in January, according to Tuesday’s Statistics Canada data. That exceeds the national rate of 2.6 per cent, up from 1.9 per cent in January. Those increases were boosted by the federal government’s GST/HST tax holiday coming to an end, according to Benjamin Reitzes, BMO's managing director of Canadian rates.

Mar 7, 2025 | biv.com | Tyler Orton

The strong start to the year appears to have been a mirage for B.C.’s labour market. The province lost 4,800 jobs in February after adding 23,400 a month earlier, according to Friday data from Statistics Canada. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at six per cent between January and February. More to come … [email protected]@reporton.bsky.socialx.com/reporton