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Best Cities for Work in 2015: our ranking of all 36

By Candice Ui /

From Surrey to Squamish to Fort St. John, we rank 36 cities and tell you where to work now
Home is where the heart is—but a good paycheque doesn’t hurt. We gathered data on 36 cities throughout the province, provided by Environic



36. Prince Rupert
Income growth (30%): 9.92%
Average household income (20%): $75,617
Population growth (10%): -1.06%
Unemployment (15%): 14.58%



35. Williams Lake
Income growth (30%): 11.26%
Average household income (20%): $74,874
Population growth (10%): -4.87%
Unemployment (15%): 11.51%



34. Terrace
Income growth (30%): 7.87%
Average household income (20%): $72,217
Population growth (10%): 0.09%
Unemployment (15%): 8.10%
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33. Powell River
Income growth (30%): 10.28%
Average household income (20%): $67,695
Population growth (10%): -2.34%
Unemployment (15%): 7.63%



32. Quesnel
Income growth (30%): 11.40%
Average household income (20%): $77,366
Population growth (10%): 1.06%
Unemployment (15%): 12.07%



31. Port Alberni
Income growth (30%): 12.83%
Average household income (20%): $64,484
Population growth (10%): -0.78%
Unemployment (15%): 10.44%



30. Vernon
Income growth (30%): 11.10%
Average household income (20%): $76,083
Population growth (10%): 0.13%
Unemployment (15%): 9.16%
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29. Penticton
Income growth (30%): 11.69%
Average household income (20%): $69,249
Population growth (10%): 0.28%
Unemployment (15%): 8.44%



28. Duncan
Income growth (30%): 10.61%
Average household income (20%): $73,433
Population growth (10%): 2.08%
Unemployment (15%): 8.23%
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27. Prince George

Income growth (30%): 11.03%
Average household income (20%): $83,244
Population growth (10%): 1.45%
Unemployment (15%): 9.96%



26. Parksville

Income growth (30%): 12.20%
Average household income (20%): $70,673
Population growth (10%): 5.58%
Unemployment (15%): 8.94%



25. Campbell River

Income growth (30%): 12.00%
Average household income (20%): $75,529
Population growth (10%): 4.19%
Unemployment (15%): 9.49%



24. Salmon Arm

Income growth (30%): 10.63%
Average household income (20%): $70,618
Population growth (10%): 6.73%
Unemployment (15%): 7.77%



23. Courtenay

Income growth (30%): 12.76%
Average household income (20%): $73,129
Population growth (10%): 2.47%
Unemployment (15%): 8.97%



22. Kamloops

Income growth (30%): 12.97%
Average household income (20%): $82,308
Population growth (10%): 0.47%
Unemployment (15%): 8.41%



21. Nanaimo

Income growth (30%): 13.18%
Average household income (20%): $73,808
Population growth (10%): 4.42%
Unemployment (15%): 9.24%



20. Cranbrook
Income growth (30%): 13.57%
Average household income (20%): $81,671
Population growth (10%): 0.03%
Unemployment (15%): 7.20%