Alberta's jobless rate shrinks slightly in May

Statistics Canada released its May 2023 Labour Force Survey on Friday, which showed Alberta's unemployment rate dipping to 5.7 per cent, down from 5.9 per cent in April. Statistics Canada noted that both Alberta and British Columbia experienced wildfires during the week examined for the survey – May 14 to 20 – and both saw little overall employment change. Calgary's unemployment rate was largely unchanged in May, sitting at 6.3 per cent, down just one-tenth of a percen