| |
|
British Columbia Employment in
Mineral Exploration |
|
1987
to 2007 |
| |
|
Year |
Estimated Number of Employees
in terms of Full Time Equivalents |
Estimated Number of Seasonal
Employees* |
|
2007 |
2,410 |
7,230 |
|
2006 |
2,157 |
6,470 |
|
2005 |
1,904 |
5,713 |
|
2004 |
1,361 |
4,083 |
|
2003 |
644 |
1,931 |
|
2002 |
480 |
1,440 |
|
2001 |
357 |
1,072 |
|
2000 |
361 |
1,084 |
|
1999 |
403 |
1,210 |
|
1998 |
511 |
1,533 |
|
1997 |
1,007 |
3,022 |
|
1996 |
923 |
2,769 |
|
1995 |
715 |
2,144 |
|
1994 |
760 |
2,281 |
|
1993 |
605 |
1,815 |
|
1992 |
651 |
1,953 |
|
1991 |
1,175 |
3,525 |
|
1990 |
1,917 |
5,751 |
|
1989 |
1,591 |
4,773 |
|
1988 |
1,926 |
5,778 |
|
1987 |
1,307 |
3,922 |
* One FTE is equivalent to three seasonal employees (subject to
rounding adjustment)
Source: British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines
and Petroleum Resources
(MEMPR) Statistics, Natural Resources Canada
Employee estimates are based on
field work samples and other analysis
Last Updated
July 21, 2008 |
