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A comprehensive look at the labour market in B.C., this release provides an analysis of the provincial labour force and its earnings with comparative figures from the U.S.A. and other parts of Canada. Articles have addressed labour markets and earnings issues such as seniors employment and earnings, the post-secondary education system, and the disabled in the labour force.

Approximately 20 pages.

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Current Issue: June 2008
Feature Article: (summary graphs only)
Data Tables: Jun 2008

Selected Feature Articles From Previous Issues
2008
May	Educational Attainments and Labour Market Outcomes of British Columbians: Highlights from the 2006 Census
Apr	(summary tables only)
Mar	(summary tables only)
Feb	Labour Market Conditions in Canada's Major Cities
Jan	(summary tables only)
2007
Dec	Older Workers in BC: Trends and Labour Market Characteristics
Nov	(summary tables only)
Oct	(summary tables only)
Sep	An Update on the Minimum Wage in BC
Aug	Labour Market Characteristics of the Immigrant Population in B.C.
Jul	(summary tables only)
Jun	(summary tables only)
May	(summary tables only)
Apr	Labour Market Characteristics of the Off-Reserve Aboriginal Population in BC
Mar	(summary tables only)
Feb	(summary tables only)
Jan	(summary tables only)
2006
Dec	Recent Trends in Off-Reserve Aboriginal Labour Force Participation
Nov	(summary tables only)
Oct	(summary tables only)
Sep	Earnings of Men and Women
Aug	(summary tables only)
Jul	B.C.'s Construction Labour Boom
Jun	Income and Income Distribution: Comparisons between B.C. and the Rest of Canada
May	Labour Market Characteristics of the Off-Reserve Aboriginal Population in BC
Apr	(summary tables only)
Mar	(no March release)
Feb	(summary tables only)
Jan	(summary tables only)
2005
Dec	The Current Labour Market Boom in B.C: Are Aboriginal Peoples Benefiting?
Nov	(summary tables only)
Oct	(summary tables only)
Sep	Aboriginal Peoples in BC Improving Their Labour Market Opportunities
Aug	(summary tables only)
Jul	(summary tables only)
Jun	The Value of BC's Certificate and Diploma Post-Secondary System
May	(summary tables only)
Apr	(summary tables only)
Mar	The Educational Attainment of Aboriginal Peoples -- Part II: Post Secondary Completion
Feb	(summary tables only)
Jan	(summary tables only)
2004
Dec	The Educational Attainment of Aboriginal Peoples -- Part I: A Regional Comparison
Nov	(summary tables only)
Oct	(summary tables only)
Sep	The Importance of Paid Work to the Economic Well-Being of Seniors
Aug	(summary tables only)
Jul	(summary tables only)
Jun	The Expansion of the College and University System in BC
May	(summary tables only)
Mar/Apr	(summary tables only)
Jan/Feb	The Impact of Upcoming Retirements on the BC Labour Supply
2003
Dec	Persons with Disabilities: Their Participation in the Workforce
Oct/Nov	Why Are Young Students in BC Having Such a Hard Time Finding Work?
Sep	BC's Heartland: How Has It Fared Since the Imposition of US Softwood Lumber Duties
Aug	Women's Representation in the Workforce
Jul	Progress in Women's Integration into the Traditional Male-Dominated Occupations
Apr-Jun	The Unemployment Experience of Young Immigrants
Mar	Are youth staying at school longer?
Feb	Earnings Trends: The Value of Education
Jan	Highlights
2002
Dec	Highlights
Nov	Highlights
Oct	Highlights
Aug/Sep	Highlights
June/July	The Effect of Regional Unemployment Rates on Employment Insurance Entitlement
May	The Performance of BC Youth in Reading, Math and Science
Mar/Apr	The BC Forest Sector Workforce: Projected Impact of the Softwood Lumber Dispute
Feb	Regional Comparisons of the Labour Force in British Columbia
Jan	(no January release)
2001
Dec	Highlights
Nov	Index to Articles, 1993-2001
Oct	Minimum Wage and Economic Hardship
Sep	Minimum Wage Earners in BC - An Update
Aug	On the Net
Jul	Computers in Our Lives
Jun	Computer Training in the Workplace
May	Census Metropolitan Areas and the rest of BC
Apr	Having a Second Job
Mar	Summer Work
Jan/Feb	When Workers Retire
2000
Dec	Year 2000 in Review
Nov	Turnover in the workforce
Oct	BC Unions: Country's lowest wage settlements
Sep	Average Weekly Wage Rates
Aug	Income and Income Distributions: BC and Canada
Jul	British Columbia Employment Equity Data
Jun	Good news in BC unemployment rates
May	Internet Usage in BC
Apr	Teachers in BC - Are we facing a major shortage?
Mar	Earnings of Men and Women
Feb	Education levels of the prime-age workforce
Jan	Major Revisions to the Labour Force Survey
1999
Dec	The Working Arrangements of Couples: Changes in the '90s
Nov	Absenteeism from Work - The Impact of the Ageing Population
Oct	The Job Market in the Major Cities Across Canada
Sep	The Proposed Extension of Employment Insurance Maternity Benefits
Jul-Aug	Notice to Users: Changes to Earnings and Employment Trends Release
Jun	(no June release)
May	The Employment Insurance Program: Regional Differences
Apr	The Impending Labour Shortage in BC
Mar	Incidence of Low Income in BC
Feb	BC Youth and the Minimum Wage
Jan	Minimum Wage Earners in BC
1998
Dec	Are the Non-Metropolitan Regions of BC...More Economically Diversified?
Nov	Youth in BC - Their Job Prospects are Beginning to Improve
Oct	BC Men - Their Participation in the Labour Market Continues to Decline
Sep	BC Women Posted a Strong Labour Market Performance in 1998
Aug	Labour Market Comparisons between Metro Areas and Rest of Province
Jul	BC's Recent Employment Growth
Jun	BC's Labour Market...Middle-Aged Improved...Earning Capacity