August unemployment rate lower in Red Deer region
The Red Deer economic region saw a drop in its unemployment rate last month.
According to the latest Labour Force Survey released by Statistics Canada on Friday, the region had an unemployment rate of 9.8 per cent in August, down from 10.2 per cent in July and 13.2 per cent in August 2020.
That compares with an unemployment rate of 10.0 per cent in the Calgary region last month, 8.8 per cent in Camrose-Drumheller, 8.4 per cent in Edmonton, 7.5 per cent in Banff-Jasper-Rocky Mountain House and Athabasca-Grande Prairie-Peace River, 6.4 per cent in Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake, and 4.9 per cent in Lethbridge-Medicine Hat.
Alberta’s unemployment rate was 8.8 per cent in August, the same as July, but still down significantly from 13.7 per cent in August 2020.