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Cariboo-Prince George job vacancy rate comes in at 2.8%

The Cariboo region, which includes Prince George, is ahead of the province when it comes to wages offered for job vacancies.

Stats Canada Analyst, Myriam Hazel says the breakdown might surprise you. “For BC, the offered wage was $19.10 while Cariboo came in at $19.60 which was the highest among economic regions in the province.”

BC was the only province to see a spike in the job vacancies recording a 7% jump.

This was due to gains in health care and social assistance.

Nunavut offers the highest wage in Canada at $27.25.

Canada’s second quarter job vacancy rate was 2.5% coming in slightly lower than the Cariboo’s at 2.8% and well ahead of the provincial mark of 3.4%

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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