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In total, Edmonton has added 60,000 jobs since the summer while Calgary has gained more than 101,000.
Edmonton’s acting chief economist Felicia Mutheardy said the consecutive job gains show the city is still on the path to recovery. She said June had the highest unemployment rate on record.
“In terms of where we saw growth, initially we saw more strength in part-time employment but the latest data in October suggests some increases in terms of full-time employment, which we see as a positive signal,” she said. “I’ve been encouraged by four consecutive months of employment gains. However, there still remains risks that could hold back employment recovery, especially as we’re looking at rising case counts.”
Meanwhile, Alberta added 23,400 jobs in October, continuing a six-month streak, which brought the unemployment rate down a whole percentage point to 10.7 per cent.
Jobs were spread across several sectors, including the health care, social assistance, transportation and warehouse industries.
Wholesale and retail did particularly well, with Alberta contributing 7,100 of Canada’s 15,000 total last month. This was offset somewhat in the information, culture and recreation industry, which lost 7,200 jobs in Alberta.
Although Alberta has consistently been adding jobs over the past few months, the province continues to be the farthest away from its pre-COVID levels.
Calgary, which added 17,000 jobs in October, has the fourth-highest unemployment at 11.3 per cent, down by 1.3 per cent.
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