The city's unemployment rate is below the provincial and national average.
Prince George’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.5 per cent in October, according to data released by Statistics Canada on Friday.
The city’s labour force participation rate, the percentage of working-age adults working or actively seeking employment, dropped to 68.1 per cent in October – down from 69.9 per cent in September and 69.3 per cent in October 2021. "As we continue to make our way through 2022, British Columbia added nearly 10,000 new jobs in the month of October,” B.C. Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon said in a statement released on Friday. "Last month, we saw significant growth in our manufacturing and construction sectors, which speaks to the efforts of so many to build the homes and infrastructure we need and help bolster and grow our supply chains so people can benefit from their products being made closer to home.
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