Langley City — Workforce by Occupation and Industry in 2024
Top Occupation by Employment
Top Industry by Employment
Workforce by occupation
Distribution of workforce categories by occupation
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Data source: Lightcast Q1 2025 Data Set
Workforce by industry
Distribution of workforce categories by industry
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Data source: Lightcast Q1 2025 Data Set
Lower Mainland-Southwest Economic Region
Workforce Insights
Key Insights
Employment
decreased by 19,800 jobs
from the previous month and
increased by 38,700 jobs
compared to the same month last year.
Full-time Employment
decreased by 13,600 jobs
from the previous month and
increased by 17,500 jobs
year-over-year.
Part-time Employment
decreased by 6,100 jobs
from the previous month and
increased by 21,200 jobs
year-over-year.
Unemployment
increased by 3,200 people
from the previous month and
increased by 8,800 people
compared to the same month last year.
Workforce Composition by Status
In the most recent month,
Full-time Employment
decreased by 13,600 jobs
from last month and
increased by 17,500 jobs
compared to the same month last year.
Part-time Employment
decreased by 6,100 jobs
from last month and
increased by 21,200 jobs
year-over-year.
The number of
Unemployed
individuals
increased by 3,200 people
from the previous month and
increased by 8,800 people
compared to last year.
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Employment, Unemployment, and Participation Rate
The
Employment Rate
decreased by 0.3 percentage points
from a year ago.
The
Unemployment Rate
increased by 0.3 percentage points
from a year ago.
The
Participation Rate
decreased by 0.2 percentage points
year-over-year.
Jobs Added or Lost by Month
Employment levels
decreased by 19,800 jobs
from the previous month and
increased by 38,700 jobs
compared to the same month last year.
In the most recent month, employment
decreased by 19,800 jobs
.
Over the last year, the labor market has
increased by 38,700 jobs
.
Top 3 Industries in Goods Sector
Construction
:
162,900
workers.
Manufacturing
:
129,800
workers.
Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas
:
10,300
workers.
The Goods sector is mainly driven by industries such as Construction, Manufacturing, and Agriculture, which together account for a substantial share of the workforce.
Top 3 Industries in Services Sector
Wholesale and retail trade
:
295,100
workers.
Health care and social assistance
:
252,900
workers.
Professional, scientific and technical services
:
236,600
workers.
In the Services sector, Health Care, Retail, and Professional Services lead employment, representing a dominant portion of the workforce.
Top 5 Industries by Change from Previous Month
Educational services
: Change of
14,000
workers (
decreased by
9.9
%).
Health care and social assistance
: Change of
5,000
workers (
decreased by
1.94
%).
Professional, scientific and technical services
: Change of
4,800
workers (
decreased by
1.99
%).
Transportation and warehousing
: Change of
4,700
workers (
decreased by
4.12
%).
Information, culture and recreation
: Change of
2,800
workers (
decreased by
2.84
%).
These industries saw the largest month-over-month changes, indicating short-term trends.
Top 5 Industries by Change from Same Month Last Year
Professional, scientific and technical services
: Change of
18,400
workers (
increased by
8.43
%).
Wholesale and retail trade
: Change of
14,200
workers (
increased by
5.06
%).
Information, culture and recreation
: Change of
13,500
workers (
decreased by
12.36
%).
Manufacturing
: Change of
10,600
workers (
increased by
8.89
%).
Health care and social assistance
: Change of
9,800
workers (
increased by
4.03
%).
The year-over-year changes provide insights into longer-term shifts, highlighting industries that have grown or declined significantly.
Conclusion
The overall employment trend is positive, with strong growth in the past year.
Key industries driving the trend are: Construction, Wholesale and retail trade, Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing, Professional, scientific and technical services, Health care and social assistance.
Updated monthly, these workforce trends focus on changes in total employment,
employment by industry, and employment unemployment rates at the Economic Region level.
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Economic region
Workforce Composition by Status
In the most recent month,
Full-time Employment
decreased by 13,600 jobs
from last month and
increased by 17,500 jobs
compared to the same month last year.
Part-time Employment
decreased by 6,100 jobs
from last month and
increased by 21,200 jobs
year-over-year.
The number of
Unemployed
individuals
increased by 3,200 people
from the previous month and
increased by 8,800 people
compared to last year.
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Data source: Statistics Canada - Labour Force Survey August, 2025
Economic region
Employment, Unemployment, and Participation Rate
The
Employment Rate
decreased by 0.3 percentage points
from a year ago.
The
Unemployment Rate
increased by 0.3 percentage points
from a year ago.
The
Participation Rate
decreased by 0.2 percentage points
year-over-year.
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Data source: Statistics Canada - Labour Force Survey August, 2025
Economic region
Jobs Added or Lost by Month
Employment levels
decreased by 19,800 jobs
from the previous month and
increased by 38,700 jobs
compared to the same month last year.
In the most recent month, employment
decreased by 19,800 jobs
.
Over the last year, the labor market has
increased by 38,700 jobs
.
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Data source: Statistics Canada - Labour Force Survey August, 2025
Economic region
Top 3 Industries in Goods Sector
Construction
:
162,900
workers.
Manufacturing
:
129,800
workers.
Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas
:
10,300
workers.
The Goods sector is mainly driven by industries such as Construction, Manufacturing, and Agriculture, which together account for a substantial share of the workforce.
Top 3 Industries in Services Sector
Wholesale and retail trade
:
295,100
workers.
Health care and social assistance
:
252,900
workers.
Professional, scientific and technical services
:
236,600
workers.
In the Services sector, Health Care, Retail, and Professional Services lead employment, representing a dominant portion of the workforce.
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Data source: Statistics Canada - Labour Force Survey August, 2025
Economic region
Top 5 Industries by Change from Previous Month
Educational services
: Change of
14,000
workers (
decreased by
9.9
%).
Health care and social assistance
: Change of
5,000
workers (
decreased by
1.94
%).
Professional, scientific and technical services
: Change of
4,800
workers (
decreased by
1.99
%).
Transportation and warehousing
: Change of
4,700
workers (
decreased by
4.12
%).
Information, culture and recreation
: Change of
2,800
workers (
decreased by
2.84
%).
These industries saw the largest month-over-month changes, indicating short-term trends.
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Data source: Statistics Canada - Labour Force Survey August, 2025
Economic region
Top 5 Industries by Change from Same Month Last Year
Professional, scientific and technical services
: Change of
18,400
workers (
increased by
8.43
%).
Wholesale and retail trade
: Change of
14,200
workers (
increased by
5.06
%).
Information, culture and recreation
: Change of
13,500
workers (
decreased by
12.36
%).
Manufacturing
: Change of
10,600
workers (
increased by
8.89
%).
Health care and social assistance
: Change of
9,800
workers (
increased by
4.03
%).
The year-over-year changes provide insights into longer-term shifts, highlighting industries that have grown or declined significantly.
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Data source: Statistics Canada - Labour Force Survey August, 2025
Economic region
Conclusion
The overall employment trend is positive, with strong growth in the past year.
Key industries driving the trend are: Construction, Wholesale and retail trade, Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing, Professional, scientific and technical services, Health care and social assistance.
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Data source: Statistics Canada - Labour Force Survey August, 2025
Lower Mainland-Southwest Economic region — Labour Market Outlook
Total Job Openings
Most Job Openings
Job openings and employment by occupation and industry for the period 2024-2034
Forecasted number of new job openings in the period 2024-2034
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Data source: Labour Market Analytics, Forecasting & Information
Forecasted employment in the period 2024-2034
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Data source: Labour Market Analytics, Forecasting & Information
High-opportunity occupations
High opportunity occupations by NOC based on forecasted number of job openings in the period 2024-2034
Data source: Labour Market Analytics, Forecasting & Information
BC workforce supply composition for the period 2024-2034
Forecasted number of new job market entrants in the period 2024-2034
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Data source: Labour Market Analytics, Forecasting & Information
These job openings provide a forecast for the demand for labour
with the associated education background. This is a demand projection only
and is not a measure of how many graduates the B.C. education system needs to produce.
These job openings are projected to be supplied through a mix of young
B.C. residents starting work after being educated either in B.C. or
other jurisdictions, immigrants, migrants from other provinces,
or existing residents pursuing additional education.
Planners should take these other possible sources of supply into account
when using these projections for post-secondary program planning purposes.
