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By Justin Goulet

Lethbridge-Medicine Hat’s unemployment rate remains unchanged at 5.0% in June

Jul 8, 2022 | 10:42 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The unemployment rate for the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region went unchanged last month. In June, the jobless rate was at 5.0%, the same as in May.

Meanwhile, Alberta’s unemployment rate last month was 4.9%. That’s a decline from the 5.3% reported in May of 2022.

Below is how each economic region fared in June, with May’s unemployment rate listed in parenthesis:

• Red Deer: 6.9% (7.4)
• Edmonton: 5.7% (6.3)
• Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake: 5.5% (5.7)
• Calgary: 5.3% (6.3)
• Lethbridge-Medicine Hat: 5.0% (5.0)
• Banff-Jasper-Rocky Mountain House and Athabasca-Grande Prairie-Peace River: 4.5% (4.7)
• Camrose-Drumheller: 4.1% (4.6)

A full breakdown on June’s unemployment figures is available from the Government of Alberta.

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