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, unless otherwise indicated.
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Analysis

PUBLISHED - Mar 10, 2023
In February 2023, Alberta's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.8%, a decrease of 0.6 percentage points from February 2022, and down 0.2 percentage points from January 2023. The national unemployment rate was 5.0% in February 2023.

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