The federal government released their June 2025 job numbers yesterday, and job numbers are up in Alberta.
The net increase to jobs between last month and May was 30,000. Since the start of 2025, however, Alberta has seen a net gain of 21,400 jobs.
Among workers 25 years of age and older, men saw the largest increase between May and June. There were 18,700 more men over 25 at work last month compared to May. Those numbers slide slightly to 18,200 if you include those who are 15–24 years old.
Women, however, saw an increase of 5,800 in those 25 years old and older finding new work compared to those working in May. When you add in the younger cohort, it jumps significantly to an 11,800 increase.
Statistics Canada provided no data on non-binary or intersex workers.
Here’s how Alberta’s job numbers compare to the other provinces:
| May 2025 | Jun 2025 | Change | % change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB | 2,564,100 | 2,594,100 | 30,000 | 1.17% |
| QC | 4,628,600 | 4,652,000 | 23,400 | 0.51% |
| ON | 8,198,600 | 8,219,800 | 21,200 | 0.26% |
| MB | 730,800 | 739,300 | 8,500 | 1.16% |
| BC | 2,963,900 | 2,968,900 | 5,000 | 0.17% |
| SK | 617,100 | 619,900 | 2,800 | 0.45% |
| PEI | 91,600 | 91,800 | 200 | 0.22% |
| NB | 408,000 | 406,800 | -1,200 | -0.29% |
| NS | 527,000 | 523,600 | -3,400 | -0.65% |
| NL | 248,500 | 245,000 | -3,500 | -1.41% |
Alberta saw the single largest increase in jobs among all the provinces, with 30,000 jobs added. Québec came in at close second, with 2,200 more new jobs as those seen in Ontario, which was in third place.
Newfoundland and Labrador had the largest decrease, losing 3,500 jobs.
10 industries in Alberta actually saw an increase in jobs in June. Of those,“finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing” had the highest gains: 8,300.
The 6 remaining sectors reported by Statistics Canada saw job losses, with the construction sector losing the most, at 7,800 jobs:
| Construction | -7,800 |
| Other services (except public administration) | -3,600 |
| Public administration | -3,500 |
| Agriculture | -2,600 |
| Utilities | -1,000 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | -700 |
Combined, these 8 industries lost 7,800 jobs.
Compared to a year ago, the industry with the highest job gains was “construction”, increasing by over 28,000 jobs, a jump of nearly 12%.
The “other services (except public administration)” sector saw the largest decrease over the last year, losing 17,000 jobs, which was about 14.45%.
| Jun 2024 | Jun 2024 | Change | % change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 237,300 | 265,700 | 28,400 | 11.97% |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 341,800 | 366,500 | 24,700 | 7.23% |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing | 130,200 | 148,100 | 17,900 | 13.75% |
| Information, culture & recreation | 86,100 | 100,200 | 14,100 | 16.38% |
| Health care & social assistance | 322,100 | 333,500 | 11,400 | 3.54% |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 234,000 | 241,600 | 7,600 | 3.25% |
| Transportation & warehousing | 145,000 | 151,000 | 6,000 | 4.14% |
| Agriculture | 36,500 | 39,200 | 2,700 | 7.40% |
| Public administration | 122,500 | 124,500 | 2,000 | 1.63% |
| Accommodation & food services | 150,800 | 152,600 | 1,800 | 1.19% |
| Business, building & other support services | 82,900 | 83,600 | 700 | 0.84% |
| Educational services | 174,400 | 174,700 | 300 | 0.17% |
| Utilities | 21,000 | 19,800 | -1,200 | -5.71% |
| Manufacturing | 156,300 | 152,500 | -3,800 | -2.43% |
| Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil & gas | 159,400 | 147,800 | -11,600 | -7.28% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 110,000 | 93,000 | -17,000 | -15.45% |
The report from Statistics Canada also shows that Alberta’s private sector grew by 26,300 between May and June. However, there were 59,900 more private-sector jobs than this time last year.
In contrast, public sector jobs were down by 2,000 over May, and Alberta had 13,800 more public sector workers compared to June 2024.
Self employed jobs were up by 5,700 over May and up by 10,300 over June 2024.
Part-time jobs shrunk last month. Alberta lost 21,300 part-time jobs (seasonally adjusted) between May and June.
In contrast, Alberta gained 51,300 full-time jobs during the same period. So far, in 2025, however, we’ve gained only 27,800 full-time jobs.
These full-time gains last month were mostly men workers (31,000), with a still substantial 20,300 more women working full-time. The part-time jobs were a loss for men (-12,700) and a loss for women (-8,400).
This is the largest increase in full-time jobs since May 2020, after people started returning to work with COVID-19 public health protections in place.
In June 2019, the month before the Job Creation Tax Cut came into effect, there were 1,886,700 people working full-time. Last month, there were 2,148,200. That means that there are 261,500 more full-time jobs than there were before the UCP cut the tax on corporate profits.
While more full-time jobs does seem like a good thing, let’s take a look at how much of a percentage of total jobs are full-time jobs. In June 2019, full-time jobs made up 82.50% of all jobs in the province.
Last month, they were at 82.81%, meaning that in the nearly 6 years since the UCP government introduced the so-called Job Creation Tax Cut, the percentage of Alberta workers being employed in full-time positions has increased by less than a third of a percentage point.
In fact, there were only a handful of times during 2023 when this number passed 82.5%, but it was always only marginally and came right back down the following month. And only once in 2024 (July) did it pass the mark. This is the only time in 2025 that it has risen above 82.5%.
Speaking of full-time jobs, median wages for full-time workers in Alberta grew by 91¢, from $34.09 in May to $35.00 last month.
Part-time wages, however, increased from $19.25an hour in May to $20.00 an hour in June.
The median wage for both full-time and part-time jobs grew from $31.40 in May to $32.00 last month, just 5¢ behind British Columbia, putting Alberta in second place.
Alberta had the highest median full-time hourly wage in June 2025, 13¢ ahead of BC and just $1.15 ahead of Ontario.
| AB | $35.00 |
| BC | $34.87 |
| ON | $33.85 |
| QC | $32.00 |
| NL | $30.00 |
| SK | $30.00 |
| NS | $28.50 |
| NB | $28.00 |
| MB | $27.87 |
| PEI | $26.00 |
Alberta had the largest increase in median hourly wages for full-time wages over the past 12 months, down from second to last place in May.
| Jun 2024 | Jun 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AB | $33.00 | $35.00 | $2.00 |
| ON | $32.31 | $33.85 | $1.54 |
| NB | $26.77 | $28.00 | $1.23 |
| BC | $34.00 | $34.87 | $0.87 |
| NS | $27.84 | $28.50 | $0.66 |
| QC | $31.43 | $32.00 | $0.57 |
| NL | $29.72 | $30.00 | $0.28 |
| MB | $27.80 | $27.87 | $0.07 |
| SK | $30.22 | $30.00 | -$0.22 |
| PEI | $26.56 | $26.00 | -$0.56 |
For part-time workers, however, Alberta had the second highest median hourly wage.
| BC | $22.00 |
| AB | $20.00 |
| PEI | $19.75 |
| QC | $19.70 |
| MB | $19.09 |
| ON | $19.00 |
| SK | $18.75 |
| NL | $18.00 |
| NS | $18.00 |
| NB | $18.00 |
Alberta drops to 6th place when we look at median hourly part-time wages over the last year.
| Jun 2024 | Jun 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEI | $16.25 | $19.75 | $3.50 |
| NL | $16.80 | $18.00 | $1.20 |
| MB | $18.00 | $19.09 | $1.09 |
| BC | $21.00 | $22.00 | $1.00 |
| ON | $18.20 | $19.00 | $0.80 |
| AB | $19.25 | $20.00 | $0.75 |
| QC | $19.00 | $19.70 | $0.70 |
| SK | $18.29 | $18.75 | $0.46 |
| NB | $17.88 | $18.00 | $0.12 |
| NS | $18.00 | $18.00 | $0.00 |
By industry, Alberta wages increased in 12 of the 16 reported sectors. They decreased in 3 others and remained unchanged in 1.
| Jun 2024 | Jun 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utilities | $49.60 | $56.40 | $6.80 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | $37.50 | $43.08 | $5.58 |
| Agriculture | $21.00 | $25.00 | $4.00 |
| Transportation & warehousing | $33.14 | $35.71 | $2.57 |
| Wholesale & retail trade | $22.00 | $24.00 | $2.00 |
| Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil & gas | $50.00 | $51.82 | $1.82 |
| Educational services | $36.37 | $38.00 | $1.63 |
| Construction | $35.90 | $37.50 | $1.60 |
| Manufacturing | $32.00 | $33.57 | $1.57 |
| Health care & social assistance | $29.00 | $30.00 | $1.00 |
| Information, culture & recreation | $21.00 | $22.00 | $1.00 |
| Accommodation & food services | $17.17 | $17.50 | $0.33 |
| Other services (except public administration) | $25.00 | $25.00 | $0.00 |
| Public administration | $45.35 | $45.00 | -$0.35 |
| Business, building & other support services | $23.50 | $23.00 | -$0.50 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing | $37.80 | $36.06 | -$1.74 |
Alberta saw its unemployment rate drop to 6.8%. It was 7.4% in May, 7.1% in March and April, and 6.7% in December and the first 2 months of 2025.
Alberta’s labour force increased last month, by 15,400. With having 30,000 more people actually working but 14,400 more people available to work than in May, it makes sense that our unemployment decreased.
As far as how it compares with the rest of the country, Alberta’s unemployment rate was the fifth highest, behind Newfoundland and Labrador, which was at 9.9%; PEI, which was at 8.6%; Ontario, which was at 7.8%; and New Brunswick, which was at 7.3%.
Alberta was one of 3 provinces that saw its unemployment rate decrease, and its decrease was the second largest.
Canada saw an increase in employment last month, with jobs across the country rising by 83,100. Those gains were driven primarily by Alberta (30,000), Québec (23,400), and Ontario (21,200).
The national unemployment rate increased to 6.9%. That’s down slightly 7.0% May, but back to where it was in April.
2 replies on “Alberta gains FT jobs & FT wages last month”
[…] net decrease to jobs between last month and June was 16,800, cutting June’s increase of 30,000 by more than half. Since the start of 2025, Alberta has seen a net gain of just 4,800 […]
[…] between last month and July was 14,000, and when you combine it with July’s loss of 16,800 jobs, June’s increase of 30,000 has been completely wiped out. Not only that, but since the start of 2025, Alberta has seen a net […]