Unemployment in Alberta jumps to 7.5 per cent in September
Alberta’s jobless rate is now the second highest in Canada.
Statistics Canada released its September 2024 Labour Force Survey on Friday, which showed Alberta’s unemployment rate dropped two-tenths of a percentage point to sit at 7.5 per cent.
Newfoundland and Labrador was the only province with a higher unemployment rate, sitting at 10 per cent in September. To the west, British Columbia’s jobless rate last month was six per cent, and to the east, Saskatchewan sat at 5.7 per cent.
Edmonton has Canada’s highest jobless rate
Edmonton’s unemployment rate continued to climb in September, hitting an even nine per cent – the highest of any of the 36 cities surveyed.
Calgary remained largely unchanged in September, with unemployment dropping one-tenth of a percentage point to sit at 7.4 per cent.
In Lethbridge, the jobless rate climbed to 5.1 per cent in September from 4.9 per cent in August.
Nationally, the unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent last month, down from 6.6 per cent in August. It’s the first time Canada’s jobless rate has dropped since January
The Labour Force Survey examined the week of Sept. 15 to 21.
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