Thats compared to a year ago. Not the bext way to compare at this time since the financial melt down happened in october. What about comparing it to last month?

It was 12% in July according to the attached link.

http://www.aved.gov.bc.ca/labourmarketinfo/reports/labourmarketsnapshot_jul09.pdf

June 11.3

Just to put that into a bit of a perspective, the unemployment rate at the time of the 2001 census was 11.4% and in 2006 was 7.6%

The figure of 12% has not been abnormal for this community on a cyclical basis since 1981 or so.

Given what has happened with the lumber industry, which has never happened to the extent that it has, and the general recession in much of the world, the 12% figure sound not bad at all.

And before others jump in and say that many have simply dropped out of the number crunching exercise, that would have been the same in the past. I think we are still comparing apples to apples unless someone can describe in detail why that would not be the case.

At least if you have a trade, you know what kind of job yer out of.

Our unemployment is based on the decline of export trade, after the US financial crisis. Unfortunately, US unemployment continues to increase, and now approaches 10%.

I am prepared to bite the bullet on Tar Sands oil sales to China, through Prince Rupert. We really need to diversify, even if that means environmental costs.