Best Cities for Work in B.C.

Home is where the heart is—but a good paycheque doesn’t hurt. We gathered data on 36 cities throughout the province, provided by Environics Analytics, ranking them according to their job markets. Our methodology, which employs seven economic indicators, weighs certain criteria, like income growth, more heavily than, say, unemployment. For more on that, refer to the link below. To see which cities placed where, click through this slideshow.

BCBusiness | DEC 18, 2014

Vernon and Local Cities 

Here is the full list:

1. Fort St. John
2. North Vancouver
3. Coquitlam
4. Burnaby
5. Dawson Creek
6. New Westminster
7. Langley
8. Richmond
9. Surrey
10. Vancouver
11. Pitt Meadows
12. Squamish
13. Port Coquitlam
14. Delta
15. Maple Ridge
16. Victoria
17. Kelowna
18. Abbotsford-Mission
19. Chilliwack
20. Cranbrook
21. Nanaimo
22. Kamloops
23. Courtenay
24. Salmon Arm
25. Campbell River
26. Parksville
27. Prince George
28. Duncan
29. Penticton
30. Vernon
31. Port Alberni
32. Quesnel
33. Powell River
34. Terrace
35. Williams Lake
36. Prince Rupert