The 16-97 Economic Alliance recognizes that ongoing measurement of key economic indicators is an important deliverable for charting progress and bringing together a will for regional action that will influence economic growth and diversification.
The 16-97 Alliance has partnered with Initiatives Prince George and retained Ms. Tara Bogh for the work project.
The consultant’s tasks are to:
a) Identify core indicators to measure the region’s economic performance. Data will be collected for the regional districts containing the 16-97 Economic Alliance communities. Where regional district data is unavailable, data will be reported for development regions.
b) The Region covered will reflect the region from the Annual Benchmark 2007 study to facilitate comparisons over time (Three (3) Regional Districts: Fraser Fort George, Cariboo Regional District, and Bulkley-Nechako)
c) Produce two reports:
i. Annual Regional Benchmark Report
ii. Regional Economic Structure Report.
The Regional Benchmark Report 2008 Indicators* will include:
Population and Demographics
· Population
· Migration
· Intraprovincial
· Interprovincial
· International (permanent)
· International (non-permanent)
Employment and Income
· Job Creation
· Number of People Employed
· Employment Rate
· Participation Rate
· Unemployment Rate
· Average Income
Economic Growth
· Business Incorporations
· Building Permit values
· Assessed Property Values
Economic Dependency and Diversification
· Largest Sectors by Number of Firms
· Sectors with Significant Change in Number of Firms
· Largest Sectors by Employment
· Sectors with Significant Change in Employment
Appendices
· Educational Attainment
· Census Population Counts
· Economic Structure, by Firms
· Economic Structure, by Employment
· NAICS Categories, all
· Maps
· Cariboo Development Region
· Nechako Development Region
* To include a comparative analysis of 2008, 2007, and 2006
Economic Structure by Industry 2008 * will include:
Historical trends
· Total employment and number of firms
Employment
· Largest sectors by proportion of total employment (BC comparison)
· Largest sectors by proportion of total employment (historical trend)
· Largest sectors by proportion of total employment (detailed analysis)
· Recent trends and patterns
Firms
· Largest sectors by proportion of total firms
· Largest sectors by proportion of total firms (historical trend)
· Largest sectors by proportion of total firms (detailed analysis)
· Economic structure, by firm size
· Sectors with the largest number of ‘small’ firms
· Sectors with the largest number of ‘large’ firms
· Recent trends and patterns
Appendices
· Industry structure, by employment (2002-2007 comparison)
· Industry structure, by firms (2002-2007 comparison)
· Industry structure, by firm size (2007)
* To include a detailed analysis of the industries identified in the Alliance’s Industry Cluster Identification Project (December 2007)
The project begins July 2008 and scheduled to be completed October 2008
Click here to download the 16/97 Economic Alliance’s Annual Regional Benchmark Report 2008
Click here to download the 16/97 Economic Alliance’s Industry Profile Report 2008
