British Columbia Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in British Columbia was 5.9% as of August 2025, down 0.1% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 7% below the peak from June 2020 and is below the long-run average.
There were 18,300 fewer full-time jobs in August 2025 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a gain of 9,300 part-time positions, this led to a decrease of 9,000 total jobs in August.
Full-time employment was still down 28,300 jobs from the peak in June 2025.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.
