Average local employment at B.C.’s largest software companies fell over the past year, indicating that B.C. is not immune to the layoffs sweeping through many North American technology companies.
Average B.C. employment declined 2.6 per cent over the past year to 410.5 employees in 2023, from 421.3 in 2022, according to data collected on BIV’s list of the biggest software companies in the province.
This was the second time in the past five years that employment at B.C.’s largest software companies experienced a downturn.
Average B.C. employment fell 3.6 per cent in 2021 – the second year of the pandemic – but peaked in 2022, with 14.6 per-cent
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