The new figure confirms Greater Victoria’s status as one of the tightest labour markets in Canada.
The three other CMAs in British Columbia — Vancouver, Abbotsford-Mission, and Kelowna — recorded respective rates of 5.7, 7.4 and 5.1 per cent.
From December 2019 to December 2021, employment in sales and services occupations fell by 273,000 jobs – down six per cent.
Another fundamental factor favouring workers concerns demographics.