Job openings in Alberta increased in first quarter by nine per cent over last year

An improving labour market is having a positive effect on the number of job openings in Alberta. According to Statistics Canada data released Thursday, job vacancies rose by 3,600 positions to 43,000 between the first quarters of 2016 and 2017 — a 9.3 per cent increase.
This is the first year-over-year increase for Alberta in the number of job vacancies and the first jump in the job vacancy rate since the first quarter of 2015 when this data was first collected by Statistics Canada. A