Thompson Rivers University sits in the Thompson-Okanagan. Here's how the region's labour market compares to British Columbia and Canada — unemployment, participation, and the industries the region specialises in.
Annual unemployment rate
LQ > 1 = the region over-indexes on this industry relative to BC
Reading the location quotient
A location quotient compares an industry's share of regional employment to its share across BC. Above 1.0 (evergreen) means the Thompson-Okanagan leans into that industry more than the province as a whole; below 1.0 (amber) means less.Labour-force participation across BC's seven development regions. Open a region for its trend.
Regional series are BC development regions (StatCan LFS). Unemployment and industry specialisation are currently detailed for the Thompson-Okanagan; other regions show participation trends.