B.C.’s new Labour Market Outlook anticipates more than one million job openings over the next decade.

The 2025 forecast shows that employment is projected to grow from 2.9 million in October 2025, to 3.3 million by 2035, averaging 1.2% growth per year.

The Labour Market Outlook is a 10-year forecast of job-market trends that helps governments, organizations, post-secondary institutions and employers make informed decisions about careers, education and skills training, and hiring.

It provides people in B.C. with up-to-date information about current and future job opportunities, and how to prepare for them.

The outlook reflects slower population growth due to the reduction in federal immigration levels.

This has affected labour supply, the demand for some goods and services, and the demand for workers in certain sectors.

It doesn’t fully reflect the recent fast-tracking of major projects, and employment projected in this outlook does not take into account the expected benefit to employment from these projects.

To learn more, visit Government of British Columbia.