Red Deer region’s unemployment rate slightly up in October

Nov 7, 2025 | 2:33 PM

The Red Deer economic region’s unemployment rate (seasonally unadjusted) came in at 7.4 per cent in October, up from 7.0 per cent in September.

This is according to the latest Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada.

Meantime, Red Deer’s economic region’s employment rate is at 64.2 per cent, which is up from the 64.1 per cent reported in September.

Elsewhere in the province, Edmonton’s unemployment rate came in at 8.2 per cent and Calgary’s at 7.6 per cent.