While Calgary’s unemployment rate dropped slightly, it was still the second highest in Canada, the release added. Additionally, the NDP said, Calgary continues to struggle with the “highest downtown vacancy rate in the country,” adding it carries the highest downtown office vacancy rate in t...
Early career professionals along with new graduates can find opportunities in Calgary’s workforce, with the city boasting the highest labour productivity of major Canadian cities and a 4.9% unemployment rate in August 2022, below the national average of 5.4%. In the first half of 2022, Calgary...
Calgary’s unemployment rate continues to trend higher than the national average. It’s not because employers are terminating workers here at a higher rate. According to this article, it’s because people keep moving here faster than they can find jobs. I’m not sure that explanation is much...
In February 2024, the Calgary Economic Region (CER) witnessed a notable decrease in the three-month moving average unemployment rate from 6.7% in February 2023 to 6.3% in February 2024. This period also saw a significant growth in the labor force by 4.9% year-over-year, with employment risi...
Canada's job gains smash expectations and unemployment rate drops Economy gains 91,000 jobs, nearly quadruple the number forecast 2 days agoBusiness Calgary experiences steepest decline in rental rates among major markets in Canada Rental rates this month are six per cent and 7.2 per cent lower ...
Alberta had a CAD$10.4 Billion dollar surplus for fiscal year 2023/2024. Net Migration into Alberta. Image courtesy of Government of Alberta. Alberta is seeing record migration inflows at levels that make the 1980’s surge look pale. Most of the migrants are arriving from Ontario with lesser ...
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Calgary's unemployment rate increased to 5.5% as of June 2014 from 4.7% in February 2014 (Human Resources and Skills Development Canada [HRSDC], 2014). Job stability and security have declined over the past few decades; new forms of labour have become more prevalent, including part-time ...