|
Annual Employment |
British
Columbia Minerals
Economy - 1980 to 2007* |
| |
Year |
Metal Mines |
Coal Mines |
Industrial Minerals |
Construction Aggregates |
Total Mining Sectors |
Mineral Exploration |
|
2007a |
3,500 |
3,490 |
2,600 |
2,050 |
11,640 |
2,410 |
2006 |
3,270 |
3,201 |
2,500 |
2,020 |
10,991 |
2,157 |
2005 |
3,192 |
2,754 |
2,436 |
1,999 |
10,381 |
1,904 |
2004 |
2,771 |
2,620 |
2,290 |
1,789 |
9,470 |
1,361 |
2003 |
2,389 |
2,724 |
2,374 |
1,791 |
9,278 |
644 |
2002 |
2,294 |
2,990 |
2,132 |
1,805 |
9,221 |
480 |
2001 |
3,012 |
2,869 |
2,104 |
1,767 |
9,752 |
357 |
2000 |
3,350 |
2,925 |
1,800 |
1,709 |
9,784 |
361 |
1999 |
3,055 |
3,202 |
1,858 |
1,934 |
10,049 |
403 |
1998 |
3,735 |
3,677 |
1,908 |
1,918 |
11,238 |
511 |
1997 |
3,301 |
4,001 |
1,998 |
1,876 |
11,176 |
1,007 |
1996 |
3,713 |
3,955 |
2,074 |
1,892 |
11,634 |
923 |
1995 |
4,200 |
3,800 |
2,122 |
1,587 |
11,709 |
715 |
1994 |
3,564 |
3,673 |
2,080 |
1,587 |
10,904 |
760 |
1993 |
3,802 |
3,564 |
2,070 |
1,679 |
11,115 |
605 |
1992 |
4,698 |
3,539 |
1,975 |
1,401 |
11,613 |
651 |
1991 |
5,172 |
5,392 |
2,789 |
1,661 |
15,014 |
1,175 |
1990 |
5,473 |
5,654 |
3,443 |
2,052 |
16,622 |
1,917 |
1989 |
6,350 |
5,641 |
3,476 |
2,070 |
17,537 |
1,591 |
1988 |
5,929 |
5,509 |
3,750 |
2,234 |
17,422 |
1,926 |
1987 |
5,546 |
5,144 |
4,888 |
2,912 |
18,490 |
1,307 |
|
1986 |
5,428 |
5,210 |
3,166 |
1,886 |
15,690 |
755 |
|
1985 |
5,004 |
5,821 |
3,723 |
2,217 |
16,765 |
880 |
|
1984 |
5,848 |
5,781 |
3,789 |
2,256 |
17,674 |
1,075 |
|
1983 |
6,810 |
4,249 |
3,280 |
1,953 |
16,292 |
947 |
|
1982 |
8,406 |
4,652 |
5,149 |
3,066 |
21,273 |
935 |
|
1981 |
9,558 |
3,620 |
5,559 |
3,311 |
22,048 |
1,608 |
|
1980 |
7,648 |
3,612 |
5,203 |
3,100 |
19,563 |
1,353 |
a
= preliminary estimates
*
Excludes Alcan and Trail smelters employment.
Source:
British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources (MEMPR) Statistics,
PricewaterhouseCoopers
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