VANCOUVER ? British Columbia posted the largest gain in jobs in Canada in April, creating 13,300 new jobs and lowering B.C.’s unemployment rate to 6.1%, said Finance Minister Colin Hansen, BC Liberal candidate for Vancouver-Quilchena.
“We came into office pledging to turn around the economy and create jobs ? and it’s worked. British Columbia is the number one job creation engine in all of Canada,” said Hansen.
Today’s Statistics Canada report means:
220,100 jobs created since Dec. 2001
New jobs up 11.6% since Dec. 2001 ? the best record in Canada
Lowest unemployment in 24 years
Unemployment rate is 6.1% now compared to 10% in Dec. 2001
81,000 jobs created in the last year alone
B.C. created almost half (45%) of all new jobs in Canada in April
“Under the NDP, 50,000 people left B.C. to find work and B.C. ranked dead last in private sector job creation,” said Hansen. “The NDP wants voters to believe that government policies don’t matter. They want voters to forget how the NDP’s punitive taxes and heavy-handed regulations ruined B.C.’s economy. The NDP shouldn’t get a chance to wreck the economy and kill jobs again.”
New jobs are being primarily created in sectors of the economy that require strong consumer and business confidence, as well as increasing disposable income ? accommodation and food services and the construction industry.
“We want to create more jobs per capita than anywhere else in Canada,” said Hansen. “Our plan is working. Let’s not let the NDP take us backwards.”
“We came into office pledging to turn around the economy and create jobs ? and it’s worked. British Columbia is the number one job creation engine in all of Canada,” said Hansen.
Today’s Statistics Canada report means:
220,100 jobs created since Dec. 2001
New jobs up 11.6% since Dec. 2001 ? the best record in Canada
Lowest unemployment in 24 years
Unemployment rate is 6.1% now compared to 10% in Dec. 2001
81,000 jobs created in the last year alone
B.C. created almost half (45%) of all new jobs in Canada in April
“Under the NDP, 50,000 people left B.C. to find work and B.C. ranked dead last in private sector job creation,” said Hansen. “The NDP wants voters to believe that government policies don’t matter. They want voters to forget how the NDP’s punitive taxes and heavy-handed regulations ruined B.C.’s economy. The NDP shouldn’t get a chance to wreck the economy and kill jobs again.”
New jobs are being primarily created in sectors of the economy that require strong consumer and business confidence, as well as increasing disposable income ? accommodation and food services and the construction industry.
“We want to create more jobs per capita than anywhere else in Canada,” said Hansen. “Our plan is working. Let’s not let the NDP take us backwards.”
