C A R I B O O
INVEST in BC 2 0 2 4 45
REGIONAL
POPULATION
170,432
UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE (MAY 2024)
4.7%
TOP EMPLOYERS BY
INDUSTRY (2023)
Health care &
social assistance
16.2%
Retail trade
12%
Manufacturing
10.7%
FORECAST
EMPLOYMENT
GROWTH, 2023-33
400
BUILDING PERMIT
VALUES (2023)
$488
MILLION
HOUSING STARTS
(2023)
296
VALUE OF MAJOR
PROJECTS PLANNED
OR UNDER
CONSTRUCTION
(Q4 2023)
$8.2
BILLION
BUSINESS
INCORPORATIONS
(2023)
728
SOURCES: B.C. L ABOUR
MARKET OUTLOOK , STATISTICS
CANADA AND B.C. STATS.
CROSSROADS: Investors
cite the affordable, clean
hydroelectric power,
water resources and
transportation links for
targeting Prince George
(top); Hydra Energy is
building the world's largest
hydrogen refuelling station
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Official Publication of the BC Economic Development Association in special partnership with BCBusiness.
