The unemployment rate in the Medicine region rose slightly to 6.1 per cent in September, while the figure for Alberta moved much higher to 7.4 per cent thanks to significant jumps in Edmonton and Calgary.--News File Photo
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The jobless rate in southern Alberta rose slightly in September to 6.1 per cent, according to new data released by Statistics Canada on Friday, while the rate for the entire province rose steeply.
Alberta’s overall unemployment rate jumped by 1.5 percentage points compared to the fall of 2023, and now sits at 7.4 per cent.
That was led by a 2.6-point increase in Edmonton (now at 8.6 per cent) and a 1.2-point increase in Calgary (now 7.2 per cent).
Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake (7.2 per cent) and Camrose-Drumheller (4.7 per cent) also rose higher in the recent month, while Banff-Grande Prairie region (5.1 per cent) fell by one point.
In Saskatchewan, the rate in the Swift Current-Moose Jaw region rose by 1.5 points to 5.4 per cent, and that province’s overall rate rose to 5.8 per cent.
