B.C. loses 20,200 jobs in September as construction and manufacturing decline
The province's unemployment rate was nearly unchanged at 6.4 per cent, Statistics Canada said.
British Columbia lost 20,200 jobs in September, its first monthly decrease since March, according to Statistics Canada data released Friday, My Prince George Now reported.
The losses included 16,700 full-time positions. B.C. shed 9,800 construction jobs and 8,100 manufacturing jobs, while health care and social assistance fell by 6,800 and accommodation and food services by 5,300. Business, building and other support services added 7,300 positions.
B.C.'s unemployment rate was nearly unchanged at 6.4 per cent. Nationally, employment fell by 68,000 and the unemployment rate rose to 6.5 per cent.
NDP candidate Adrian Dix blamed the U.S. trade war, while the B.C. Conservatives blamed the NDP government. The election is Oct. 24.
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