British Columbia Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in British Columbia was 6% as of July 2025, down 0.1% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 6.9% below the peak from June 2020 and is below the long-run average.
There were 10,000 fewer full-time jobs in July 2025 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a gain of 10,600 part-time positions, this led to an increase of 600 total jobs in July.
Full-time employment was still down 10,000 jobs from the peak in June 2025.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.
