In 2014, British Columbia's real GDP grew by 2.7% and the province gained over 48,000 new residents. The unemployment rate declined to 6.1% and BC had the highest level of labour force educational attainment in Western Canada. However, private sector non-residential building investment fell due to a slowdown in industrial building. Looking ahead, BC is projected to have the highest GDP growth rate in Canada in 2015, ranging from 2.2% to 3.0%, supported by increased export activity resulting from the depreciation of the Canadian dollar.