Unemployment in Alberta jumps to 7.5 per cent in September

Alberta's jobless rate is now the second highest in Canada. Statistics Canada released its September 2024 Labour Force Survey on Friday, which showed Alberta's unemployment rate dropped two-tenths of a percentage point to sit at 7.5 per cent. Newfoundland and Labrador was the only province with a higher unemployment rate, sitting at 10 per cent in September. To the west, British Columbia's jobless rate last month was six per cent, and to the east, Saskatchewan sat at 5.7 per cent. Edmonton