There were 3,991 workers counted at Site C in January, according to the latest employment figures from BC Hydro.
Of the total workforce for the month, about one in five workers remained local, with 775 Peace region residents employed by construction and non-construction contractors, but down from 840 reported in December.
There were 2,824 B.C. residents, or 71% of the workforce, working for construction and non-construction contractors, and in engineering and project team jobs, according to the report.
BC Hydro reported 140 apprentices (-16), as well as 299 indigenous workers (-21), and 399 women (-36) working on the project.
There was one temporary foreign worker employed in a specialized position, BC Hydro said, and another 28 managers and other professionals working under the federal international mobility program.
A count of the number of workers currently in camp was not immediately available Thursday afternoon.
