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 - Oct 5, 2018
Total employment in Alberta decreased by 2,900 jobs between August 2018 and September 2018. On a year-over-year basis, employment grew by 55,500 jobs or 2.43% in September. Over the same period, Canada's employment increased by 1.2% or by 222,400 jobs. Full-time employment increased by 2.0% in Alberta while part-time employment decreased by 4.45% on a year-over-year basis.