Employment - Metals Sector
| British Columbia Employment in the Metals Sector |
| 1980 to 2007 |
| |
| Year |
Number of Employees |
| 2007 |
3,500 |
| 2006 |
3,270 |
| 2005 |
3,192 |
| 2004 |
2,771 |
| 2003 |
2,389 |
| 2002 |
2,294 |
| 2001 |
3,012 |
| 2000 |
3,350 |
| 1999 |
3,055 |
| 1998 |
3,735 |
| 1997 |
3,301 |
| 1996 |
3,713 |
| 1995 |
4,200 |
| 1994 |
3,564 |
| 1993 |
3,802 |
| 1992 |
4,698 |
| 1991 |
5,172 |
| 1990 |
5,473 |
| 1989 |
6,350 |
| 1988 |
5,929 |
| 1987 |
5,546 |
| 1986 |
5,428 |
| 1985 |
5,004 |
| 1984 |
5,848 |
| 1983 |
6,810 |
| 1982 |
8,406 |
| 1981 |
9,558 |
| 1980 |
7,648 |
Numbers derived from Provincial and Federal mine survey data.
Source: British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources (MEMPR) Statistics, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Last updated July 16, 2008
