News Items tag as: Unemployment Kelowna

Full-time work leading the way for new hires in Thompson-Okanagan
October 26, 2021 - 6:30 AM

Over the past year there were 13,000 new full-time jobs created in the Thompson-Okanagan region although there were 200 fewer part-time jobs.
Falling jobless rate in Thompson-Okanagan not helping low wage earners
April 09, 2021 - 4:00 PM

Unemployment rates continue to fall across the country, including in the Thompson-Okanagan, but not everyone is benefitting.
Thompson-Okanagan jobless rate improves
February 08, 2021 - 1:00 PM

While the national and provincial unemployment rates climbed in January, the Thompson-Okanagan region improved.
Kelowna jobless rate falls while rest of the region sees increase
January 11, 2021 - 2:30 PM

Kelowna is bucking a regional, provincial and national trend with a drop in the unemployment rate.
A diversified economy sheltered Kelowna from the COVID-19 storm
December 07, 2020 - 1:00 PM

Kelowna’s unemployment rate fell to 4.7 per cent in November, giving it the second lowest unemployment rate of any “census metropolitan area” in the country.
Why a better unemployment rate doesn’t mean a better economy
June 20, 2019 - 4:30 PM

KELOWNA - Knocking one percentage point off the unemployment rate in the Thompson-Okanagan last year was not a good news story.
Why so many Interior families have to choose between work and family
October 05, 2017 - 8:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - Brent McFarlen is an electrician and a dad. But for the last six months, since he and his family moved to Kamloops from the Lower Mainland, it's been a challenge to be both at the same time.
Unemployment in Kelowna continues to climb
March 15, 2016 - 5:00 PM

KELOWNA – A month after a Bank of Montreal report declared Kelowna the second worst city in Canada to find a job, employment numbers continue to fall in Kelowna’s fastest growing city.
Unemployment ticks upward in Central Okanagan
July 10, 2015 - 2:30 PM

KELOWNA - Unemployment in the Central Okanagan has jumped in the last six months however the number of job hunters remains well below the national average.
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to rent a one-bedroom apartment is $1,953, down 1.3 p

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