INVEST in BC 2 0 2 4 49
CREDITS
REGIONAL
POPULATION (2023)
99,840
UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE (MAY 2024)
6.0%
TOP EMPLOYERS BY
INDUSTRY (2023)
HEALTH CARE &
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
5.7%
RETAIL TRADE
5.0%
TRANSPORTATION &
WAREHOUSING
5.0%
FORECAST
EMPLOYMENT
GROWTH, 2023-33
4,800
BUILDING PERMIT
VALUES (2023)
$176.2
MILLION
HOUSING STARTS
(2023)
159
(PRINCE RUPERT AND
TERRACE ONLY)
VALUE OF MAJOR
PROJECTS PLANNED
OR UNDER
CONSTRUCTION
(Q4 2023)
$114.3
BILLION
BUSINESS
INCORPORATIONS
(2023)
398
SOURCES: B.C. L ABOUR
MARKET OUTLOOK , STATISTICS
CANADA AND B.C. STATS.
N O R T H C O A S T / N E C H A K O
RESILIENCY: Prince
Rupert turned a liability
into an asset at Watson
Island (below and inset);
Pembina Pipeline Corp.
built a propane export
terminal on the site (left)
Official Publication of the BC Economic Development Association in special partnership with BCBusiness.
