Alberta's unemployment rate spiked in July, Edmonton's too

Alberta's unemployment rate soared to 7.7 per cent in August, while Edmonton jobless rate climbed to the second-highest for any Canadian city. Statistics Canada released its August 2024 Labour Force Survey on Friday, which showed Alberta's unemployment rate jumping six-tenths of a percentage points from the month before.  The move means Alberta now has the third-highest unemployment rate in Canada behind Newfoundland and Labrador (10.4 per cent) and Prince Edward Island (8.2 per c