Community Dashboard: Economy and business

Housing starts

2,810
Updated Dec. 2023

Trend not improving

Residential building permits

3,570
Updated Dec. 2023

Trend is improving

Residential building permit value

$1,118,856,049
Updated Dec. 2023

Trend is improving

Non-residential building permits

691
Updated Dec. 2022

Information only

Non-residential building permit value

$654,115,544
Updated Dec. 2023

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Residential building construction

$1,159,405,349
Updated Dec. 2023

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Non-residential building construction

$417,191,392
Updated Dec. 2023

Information only

Employment rate

56.6%
Updated Jan. 2024

Trend unchanged

Female employment rate

54.6%
Updated Jan. 2024

Trend not improving

Male employment rate

58.2%
Updated Jan. 2024

Trend not improving

Unemployment rate

7.3%
Updated Jan. 2024

Trend is improving

Female unemployment rate

5.6%
Updated Jan. 2024

Trend unchanged

Male unemployment rate

8.7%
Updated Jan. 2024

Trend is improving

Labour force participation rate

60.9%
Updated Jan. 2024

Trend not improving

Female labour force participation rate

57.9%
Updated Jan. 2024

Trend not improving

Male labour force participation rate

63.8%
Updated Jan. 2024

Trend not improving

Youth unemployment rate

12.1%
Updated Jan. 2024

Trend is improving

Population

525,352
Updated July 2023

Below target

Median age

45.3 years
Updated Dec. 2022

Information only

Immigration status

80.5%
Updated Dec. 2021

Information only

Real gross domestic product growth

4.87%
Updated Dec. 2021

Trend is improving

Exports ($ thousands)

$8,183,941
Updated Dec. 2022

Trend is improving

Retail sales ($ millions)

$5939.43
Updated Dec. 2021

Trend not improving

Imports ($ thousands)

$3,101,507
Updated Dec. 2022

Information only

Taxable assessment growth

1.76%
Updated Dec. 2023

Meets or exceeds target