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Unemployment

3 stories across Alberta

BusinessEdmontonSeptember 4, 2026

Alberta unemployment eases to 6.8% in August as Edmonton hits 6.9%

Statistics Canada's latest labour force figures show Alberta's jobless rate ticking down slightly, while unemployment varied widely across the province's major cities.

Sources: Lethbridge News Now, rdnewsNOW, CHAT News Today, EverythingGP, Lethbridge News Now, rdnewsNOW, CHAT News Today, EverythingGP

BusinessEdmontonAugust 7, 2026

Edmonton unemployment rate holds at 7.2% in July as Alberta ties for second-highest in Canada

Statistics Canada's July labour force data show Edmonton's jobless rate unchanged from June, while Red Deer's rate dipped for a second straight month.

Source: rdnewsNOW

BusinessEdmontonAugust 7, 2026

Alberta jobless rate steady at 7% in July as Edmonton, Calgary dip

Statistics Canada's latest labour force survey shows Alberta's unemployment rate unchanged from June, even as two of its largest cities saw modest improvement.

Sources: Lethbridge News Now, Lethbridge News Now

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Alberta unemployment eases to 6.8% in August as Edmonton hits 6.9%

Edmonton unemployment rate holds at 7.2% in July as Alberta ties for second-highest in Canada

Alberta jobless rate steady at 7% in July as Edmonton, Calgary dip

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