Canada Unemployment

• Alberta unemployment rate took big jump in August, now 2nd highest among provinces

  The unemployment rate in Alberta jumped from 7.8 per cent in July to 8.4 per cent in August, the highest rate since August 2017, outside of the pandemic.

  Economy

  Sep 5, 2025
  
• Will Canada skirt recession? Jobs numbers show ‘clear signs of a soft landing’

  Canada's jobs market returned to growth in August with a gain of 40,000 positions, but the unemployment rate held steady amid a growing population.

  Canada

  Sep 8, 2023
  
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• ‘Next to impossible’: Kelowna company struggling to hire qualified workers

  The jobless rate in Kelowna is 4.4 per cent, one of the lowest in the country, according to a Statistics Canada report.

  Canada

  Nov 6, 2021
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• Alberta follows national trend of lower unemployment, but not all Albertans still seeking work

  Alberta's oil and gas and tech sectors helped lead a drop in the provincial jobless rate in October.

  Canada

  Nov 5, 2021
• Canada adds 378K jobs in September, beating expectations

  Unemployment drops to 9 per cent.

  Money

  Oct 9, 2020
• Canada added 419K more jobs in July, racialized workers had higher jobless rate: StatsCan

  The unemployment rate fell to 10.9 per cent, down from 12.3 per cent in June.

  Economy

  Aug 7, 2020
• Coronavirus sees women’s participation in workforce hit 3-decade low: RBC

  RBC said women are being hardest hit because they tend to work in industries, such as hospitality and food services, most affected by layoffs.

  Canada

  Jul 16, 2020
• Coronavirus pandemic hurt finances of young, BIPOC Canadians hardest: poll

  The poll, commissioned by TD Bank, was conducted online between April 20 and May 6 and talked to 936 Canadians.

  Money

  Jul 9, 2020
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• Statistics Canada to collect information on race for jobs numbers

  The agency says it recognizes that the social, economic and labour market impacts of COVID-19 have not been equally felt by all Canadians.

  Canada

  Jun 11, 2020
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• Coronavirus: How long will pandemic-related job losses last in Canada?

  That depends on a mix of economic, consumer behavior, public health and public policy factors, economists say.

  Economy

  May 8, 2020