Quarterly report reveals ‘job vacancy rates’ around Alberta

The national average was 2.8 per cent.

Across Alberta

The Government of Alberta notes most industries reported higher job vacancies in Q1 2026 compared with Q1 2025.

The full report can be found here.

Meanwhile, the province has also shared sub-regional numbers for April employment and unemployment.

Key highlights include (*all unemployment rates in this report are presented as a three-month moving average):

Unemployment rates decreased year-over-year in nine of 17 regions compared to April 2025.
Wood Buffalo recorded the highest unemployment rate in the province at 8.9 per cent, as well as Alberta’s largest year-over-year increase in unemployment rate (+2.1 percentage points).
Camrose and High River had the lowest unemployment rates in the province at 6.1 per cent.
In April 2026, employment grew in eight of 17 regions in Alberta compared to April 2025.
Calgary had the largest year-over-year employment growth (+7.2 per cent), followed by High River (+3.9 per cent).
Lloydminster (Alberta side) had the largest year-over-year employment decline, decreasing by 10.3 per cent.

by Josh Hall