17.16°C Vancouver

Jun 4, 2021 8:27 PM -

B.C. lost 23,000 jobs in May; Jobs minister says we see light at the end of the tunnel but we’re not there yet

Share On
b-c-lost-23-000-jobs-in-may-jobs-minister-says-we-see-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-but-were-not-there-yet
Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon says although Statistics Canada data shows BC lost roughly 23-thousand part-time jobs in May, 21,000 full-time jobs were created. (Photo - Ravi Kahlon/Twitter)

Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon says although Statistics Canada data shows BC lost roughly 23-thousand part-time jobs in May, 21,000 full-time jobs were created.

Kahlon says that's what kept BC's unemployment rate almost static last month at 7 per cent, a dip of one basis point since April.

Kahlon says the May figures reflect the difficulties many businesses faced last month during restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19.

He says BC's restart plan is now rolling out and he hopes it cuts into unemployment that has disproportionately affected workers between the ages of 15 and 24, as well as those who are Indigenous, Black or people of colour.

Ravi Kahlon on Twitter:

With the first step of our restart plan underway, we see light at the end of the tunnel – but we’re not there yet.

The LFS for MayDown pointing backhand index

Rightwards arrowBC lost 23,200 part-time jobs

Rightwards arrowBC gained 21,300 full-time jobs

Rightwards arrowB.C.’s unemployment rate is well below the national average at 7%

Latest news

anand-set-to-host-fellow-g7-foreign-ministers-in-november-near-niagara-falls
CanadaOct 03, 2025

Anand set to host fellow G7 foreign ministers in November near Niagara Falls

G7 foreign ministers are set to gather near Niagara Falls next month for two days of meetings. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will host her colleagues from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the U.K., the U.S. and the European Union. Global Affairs Canada says the meeting will take place "in the Niagara Region" of Ontario on Nov. 11 — Remembrance Day — and Nov. 12. The themes of the meetings will include security and economic resilience, building on a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Quebec in March and the G7 leaders' summit in Alberta in June. At the Quebec ministerial meeting, Canad
police-first-responders-scramble-to-help-woman-give-birth-on-victoria-waterfront
BCOct 03, 2025

Police, first responders scramble to help woman give birth on Victoria waterfront

Emergency responders in Victoria, B.C., had to rush into action to support a woman giving birth on Wharf Street, along the city's busy waterfront area. Victoria police say an officer and St. John Ambulance members were working at a local event on Sept. 20 when a passerby notified them of a woman in labour. Police say the officer and other responders found the woman who was in active labour and helped support her along with other members of the public. The newborn was delivered before paramedics could arrive. Police say the baby appeared healthy while being cared for by emergency responders, al
b-c-public-workers-expand-pickets-again-to-more-liquor-cannabis-retail-stores
BCOct 03, 2025

B.C. public workers expand pickets again to more liquor, cannabis retail stores

Striking public service workers in British Columbia have expanded pickets at provincial liquor and cannabis stores again, adding 20 more locations to the list. The B.C. General Employees’ Union says the escalation also includes job action by front-line staff at several ministry offices. It says more than 17,000 public service workers are now taking job action across the province, which is half the 34,000 workers represented by the union. Union president Paul Finch says in a statement that every day the government delays, pressure on public services will grow, and it will continue to step up
kapil-sharmas-kaps-cafe-reopens-in-canada
BCOct 03, 2025

Kap's Cafe reopens again after second shooting incident

Kap's Cafe, which was the target of two shootings in Surrey, has reopened again. The cafe was closed for about 10 days after the first shooting on July 10. Kapil Sharma had initially shared a post about the cafe's reopening, but within weeks of reopening in July, the cafe was again the target of a shooting in early August. The cafe reopened again on October 1, the Connect FM team reached the cafe on Thursday (Oct. 2nd) and tried to get comments from the cafe manager. The manager denied any comment on camera and said that the management had refused to provide any official information. At aroun
schools-set-to-close-as-alberta-provides-online-curriculum-ahead-of-teachers-strike
AlbertaOct 03, 2025

Schools set to close as Alberta provides online curriculum ahead of teachers strike

Schools across Alberta are preparing to close their doors while the province readies a home curriculum for students ahead of Monday's provincewide teachers strike. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says the province has already put online a curriculum that parents can use to teach their children should the 51,000 members of the Alberta Teachers' Association make good on their promise to walk out. Nicolaides says it's not fair that students would be forced to bear the brunt of the walkout, which would affect more than 700,000 students across public, separate and francophone sch

Related News