VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to this year's BC Check-Up: Work, an annual report by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) on employment trends across the province, the unemployment rate for Southwest B.C. was 6.5 per cent, up 0.4 percentage points from one year earlier. “The labour market in Southwest B.C., which includes the Lower Mainland, has come under increased stress in 2024,” noted Lori Mathison, FCPA, FCGA, LLB, president and CE ...