REGIONAL
POPULATION (2024)
72,015
UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE (MAY 2025)
8.5%
TOP EMPLOYERS BY
INDUSTRY (2023)
Retail trade
14.4%
Mining & oil &
gas extraction
12.6%
Construction
11.8%
FORECAST
EMPLOYMENT
GROWTH,
2024-34
2,400
BUILDING PERMIT
VALUES (2024)
$113.7
MILLION
HOUSING STARTS
(2024)
177
VALUE OF MAJOR
PROJECTS PLANNED
OR UNDER
CONSTRUCTION
(Q4 2024)
$35.4
BILLION
BUSINESS
INCORPORATIONS
(2024)
541
SOURCES: B.C. L ABOUR
MARKET OUTLOOK , STATISTICS
CANADA AND B.C. STATS.
N O R T H E A S T
INVEST in BC 2 0 2 5 55 Official Publication of the BC Economic Development Association in special partnership with BCBusiness.
TOP
LEFT
AND
LEFT:
BC
HYDRO;
TOP
RIGHT:
THINK
A/SHUT
TERSTOCK
POWER MOVE:
The Site C dam (top
left and below) began
generating this year
and there are more
renewable projects
(left) on tap
