iN NUMBERS: Job search is ‘terrible’ for many in B.C.

Hunting for a job can be a real numbers game.

You apply for a hundred jobs and one of them might give you an offer.

If someone you know is feeling beat down by looking for a job, they’re not alone. 

Here are the numbers from an Angus Reid Institute survey on the job market:

• 37: Per cent of British Columbians polled know someone who’s unemployed and looking for work.
• 41: Per cent of British Columbians polled said that looking for a job right now is terrible, another 36 per cent said it was bad. 
• 13: Per cent of British Columbians polled said their employment isn’t secure. 
• 37: Per cent of British Columbians polled said they are worse off now than they were a year ago, the same percentage said things have stayed the same. 
• 10: Per cent of British Columbians polled said unemployment is one of the biggest challenges in Canada. 
• 38: Per cent of Canadians polled between ages 18 and 34 said unemployment was one of the biggest issues in the country. 
• 2: Per cent of British Columbians polled are unemployed and looking for a job. 
• 6: Per cent of people polled between the ages of 18 to 34 are unemployed but looking for a job.
• 55: Per cent of British Columbians polled said inflation and the cost of living is one of the biggest 
• issues in the country.