Employment
The number of people who worked for pay or profit, performed unpaid domestic work, or had a job but were not able to work due to legitimate absence. For this indicator seasonally adjusted estimates are shown.
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Employment (thousand)
| Trend | % CHANGE | % CHANGE | ||||
Employment (thousand)
| TREND: | INCREASEINC | DECREASEDEC | NO CHANGENO CHG | POSITIVEPOS | NEGATIVENEG |
Employment (thousand)
| TREND: | INCREASEINC | DECREASEDEC | NO CHANGENO CHG | POSITIVEPOS | NEGATIVENEG |
Analysis
PUBLISHED - Mar 6, 2020
Total employment in Alberta increased by 11,400 jobs between January 2020 and February 2020. On a year-over-year basis, employment decreased by 1,600 jobs or -0.1% in February. Over the same period, Canada's employment increased by 1.3% or by 245,300 jobs. Part-time employment had the largest year-over-year change, growing 1.8% compared to February 2019. Full-time employment decreased by 0.5% over the same period.