This is the first time in over 3 years they have been below third place.
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We also had the highest unemployment rate outside of Atlantic Canada and only the third highest median hourly wage.
15,000 Alberta men lost their jobs in July 2026. And most of them were full-time jobs.
But at least there were 12,000 new part-time jobs for men.
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Alberta median wages declined in May 2026
Alberta was the only province to see median hourly wages for part-time workers decline since May 2025.
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Profit does not create jobs. Workers do.
Someone recently told me that profit creates jobs. This is a myth.
Our unemployment rate also increased.
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AB full-time wages fell in Mar 2026
The median hourly wage for full-time wages in Alberta is now in third place, behind BC and Ontario. In January, we were ahead of everyone.
It was over 25,000 if you count just the men.
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Alberta had worst unionization rate in 2025
This shouldn’t surprise anyone though. It’s been like this for at least a decade.