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According to BC Labour Market statistically most construction occupations are expected to decline between now and 2013. The reason for that is that the British Columbia has overbuilt and the population growth is low in this province. The greater number of opportunities will revolve around maintaining and renovating existing properties.
The lowest decline will occur in Northwestern BC, followed by the Okanagan, Central Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland and the Peace Region.
According the labor market specialists the area of construction that will face the greatest decline is the residential construction sector. The commercial and industrial sectors are also expected to go down but not to the same degree that residential construction will shrink.
While the total number is expected to drop, the physical demands of construction occupations will mean that there is a large departure of baby-boomer* workers in the next 20 years. This will result in a large assortment of new jobs for people entering the industry through apprenticeship and vocational training.
(According to Labour Market Report, Issue 9)
Baby-boomer – is a person who was born during the demographic Post-World War II baby boom. The term “baby boomer” is sometimes used in a cultural context, and sometimes used to describe someone who was born during the post-WWII baby boom. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_boomer )
| Construction Services Sector | Growth Rate for All Industries | Growth Rate for Construction | Percent of Local Workers in 2008 | Percent of Local Workers in 2013 |
| Lower Mainland | 1.3% | (-2.0%) | 8.3% | 7.1% |
| Fraser Valley | 0.9% | (-2.2%) | 12.4% | 10.6% |
| Greater Victoria | 0.9% | (-1.9%) | 8.9% | 7.7% |
| Central Vancouver Island | 0.9% | (-2.1%) | 12.9% | 11.1% |
| Northern Vancouver Island | 0.9% | (-1.3%) | 9.6% | 8.6% |
| East Kootenay | 1.0% | (-1.5%) | 12.1% | 10.7% |
| West Kootenay | 0.9% | (-1.3%) | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| Okanagan | 1.0% | (-2.3%) | 13.1% | 11.1% |
| Kamloops / Thompson Region | 0.9% | (-1.9%) | 10.1% | 8.7% |
| Prince George / Cariboo Region | 1.0% | (-1.5%) | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| Peace River / Northern B.C | 0.9% | (-2.0%) | 12.1% | 10.4% |
| Northwest BC / Queen Charlottes | 0.9% | (-0.6%) | 7.8% | 7.2% |
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