For the first time in months, Alberta no longer has the 5th highest unemployment rate in the country.

For the first time in months, Alberta no longer has the 5th highest unemployment rate in the country.
Despite the 12,000 new jobs, Alberta’s unemployment rate jumped to 6.1%, the highest it’s been since April 2022.
Alberta has gained nearly 70,000 new jobs since May 2022. Despite all those new jobs, however, our unemployment rate is the same now as it was then.
Alberta has gained nearly 70,000 new jobs since May 2022. Despite all those new jobs, however, our unemployment rate is the same now as it was then.
Despite Alberta gaining over 4,000 new full-time jobs last month, Alberta had the highest unemployment rate outside Atlantic Canada.
Despite Alberta gaining nearly 11,000 new full-time jobs last month, Alberta had the highest unemployment rate outside Atlantic Canada.
Despite Alberta gaining nearly 11,000 new full-time jobs last month, Alberta had the highest unemployment rate outside Atlantic Canada.
Despite Alberta gaining over 20,000 new jobs last month, we also gained over 33,000 new job seekers, which means roughly 13,000 of them didn’t get a job. And that’s just the new ones.
Alberta’s unemployment rate was lower than just 3 other provinces: Newfoundland and Labrador (10.1%), New Brunswick (8.1%), and Nova Scotia (6.7%).
Alberta lost 10,000 full-time jobs overall in November, nearly wiping out the 14,000 full-time jobs they gained the previous month.