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Finding Labour Market Information

The following resources include profiles and statistics relating to employment, unemployment, income, working hours, etc.

Government of Canada Job Bank - Explore the Canadian labour market - Labour market reports, by industry and province/territory.
Government of Canada - Labour Program - Employment standards, health & safety, labour relations, workplace trends.
Statistics Canada - Labour - Data on employment and unemployment, commuting to work, employment insurance, hours of work, industrial relations, job training, non-wage benefits, occupations, union membership, unpaid work, wages, etc.
Statistics Canada - Data - Socioeconomic time series data, includes employment and income data.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Topics include inflation and prices, pay and benefits, employment, unemployment and productivity.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - International Labor Comparisons
Eurostat - Labour Market Statistics - European Commission labour statistics.
International Labour Organization - Statistics and databases - ILOSTAT database includes labour statistics and estimates from over 200 countries from 1969-present.
OECD iLibrary - Statistics for OECD member countries. Select Employment as a theme.
United Nations Development Programme - Human Development Reports - Labour information on UN member countries.

B.C.'S Labour Market Outlook: 2021 Edition
The British Columbia Labour Market Outlook provides useful labour market forecasts for all jobs in the economy to inform decision-making.