Unemployment Rate
The number of people who are unemployed as a percentage of the active labour force (i.e. employed and unemployed). For this indicator seasonally adjusted estimates are shown.
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Unemployment Rate (%)
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Unemployment Rate (%)
| TREND: | INCREASEINC | DECREASEDEC | NO CHANGENO CHG | POSITIVEPOS | NEGATIVENEG |
Unemployment Rate (%)
| TREND: | INCREASEINC | DECREASEDEC | NO CHANGENO CHG | POSITIVEPOS | NEGATIVENEG |
Analysis
PUBLISHED - Jul 7, 2017
In June 2017 Alberta's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 7.4%, down from the 7.9% rate that was registered a year earlier and down from last month's rate of 7.8%. The unemployment rate dropped as a result of people finding employment over the last year (+48,500) at a faster rate than people entering the labour force (+39,000). The national unemployment rate was 6.5% in June, down from last June's rate of 6.8%.