Employment Archive
As of 2013, the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation has used the BC Stats Labour Force Survey classifications for industry breakdowns of employment instead of in-house methodologies.
| Year | Metal Mines | Coal Mines | Construction Aggregates | Industrial Minerals | Total Mining Sectors | Mineral Exploration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5,060 | 5,810 | 835 (Construction Aggregates and Industrial Minerals) | 835 (Construction Aggregates and Industrial Minerals) | 16,960 | 5,255 |
| 2012 | 4,375 | 5,985 | 1,290 (Construction Aggregates and Industrial Minerals) | 1,290 (Construction Aggregates and Industrial Minerals) | 14,275 | 2,625 |
| 2011 | 3,274 | 4,134 | 2,231 | 2,500 | 12,410 | 2,500 |
| 2010 | 3,436 | 4,027 | 2,300 | 2,402 | 12,165 | 2,714 |
| 2009 | 3,298 | 3,252 | 2,181 | 1,963 | 10,694 | 1,703 |
| 2008 | 3,529 | 3,746 | 2,740 | 2,496 | 12,511 | 3,202 |
| 2007 | 3,498 | 3,487 | 2,553 | 3,029 | 12,567 | 3,408 |
| 2006 | 3,270 | 3,201 | 2,137 | 2,766 | 11,374 | 2,669 |
| 2005 | 3,192 | 2,754 | 2,118 | 2,587 | 10,651 | 1,931 |
| 2004 | 2,771 | 2,620 | 1,753 | 2,388 | 9,532 | 1,545 |
| 2003 | 2,389 | 2,724 | 1,793 | 2,472 | 9,378 | 1,022 |
| 2002 | 2,294 | 2,990 | 1,848 | 2,202 | 9,334 | 885 |
| 2001 | 3,012 | 2,869 | 1,767 | 2,104 | 9,752 | 827 |
| 2000 | 3,350 | 2,925 | 1,709 | 1,800 | 9,784 | 865 |
| 1999 | 3,055 | 3,202 | 1,934 | 1,858 | 10,049 | 898 |
| 1998 | 3,735 | 3,677 | 1,918 | 1,908 | 11,238 | 975 |
| 1997 | 3,301 | 4,001 | 1,876 | 1,998 | 11,176 | 1,330 |
| 1996 | 3,713 | 3,955 | 1,892 | 2,074 | 11,634 | 1,270 |
| 1995 | 4,200 | 3,800 | 1,587 | 2,122 | 11,709 | 715 |
| 1994 | 3,564 | 3,673 | 1,587 | 2,080 | 10,904 | 760 |
| 1993 | 3,802 | 3,564 | 1,679 | 2,070 | 11,115 | 605 |
| 1992 | 4,698 | 3,539 | 1,401 | 1,975 | 11,613 | 651 |
| 1991 | 5,172 | 5,392 | 1,661 | 2,789 | 15,014 | 1,175 |
| 1990 | 5,473 | 5,654 | 2,052 | 3,443 | 16,622 | 1,917 |
| 1989 | 6,350 | 5,641 | 2,070 | 3,476 | 17,537 | 1,591 |
| 1988 | 5,929 | 5,509 | 2,234 | 3,750 | 17,422 | 1,926 |
| 1987 | 5,546 | 5,144 | 2,912 | 4,888 | 18,490 | 1,307 |
| 1986 | 5,428 | 5,210 | 1,886 | 3,166 | 15,690 | 755 |
| 1985 | 5,004 | 5,821 | 2,217 | 3,723 | 16,765 | 880 |
| 1984 | 5,848 | 5,781 | 2,256 | 3,789 | 17,674 | 1,075 |
| 1983 | 6,810 | 4,249 | 1,953 | 3,280 | 16,292 | 947 |
| 1982 | 8,406 | 4,652 | 3,066 | 5,149 | 21,273 | 935 |
| 1981 | 9,558 | 3,620 | 3,311 | 5,559 | 22,048 | 1,608 |
| 1980 | 7,648 | 3,612 | 3,100 | 5,203 | 19,563 | 1,353 |
