Unemployment drops again in Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region
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LETHBRIDGE – Unemployment levels continued their decline in the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region in November, according to the latest numbers from Statistics Canada and the provincial government.
The unadjusted, three-month moving average dropped to 3.9 per cent from 4.1 per cent in October. One year ago, it was 5.4 per cent. While not the biggest drop, it is by far the lowest unemployment rate of Alberta’s regions.
Banff-Jasper-Rocky Mountain House/Athabasca-Grande Prairie-Peace River declined to 4.6 per cent from 5.3; Red Deer dropped from 6.3 to 5.4; Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake was 5.3, down from 5.5; Edmonton dropped to 5.6 from 6.2; and Calgary declined from 8.2 to 7.5 per cent. Only Camrose-Drumheller showed an increase, from 5.9 to 6.9 per cent.
The province’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate dropped a full percentage point, from 7.3 to 6.3 per cent. While there was a slight decline in the labour force of 2,500, the number of jobs surged by 23,700. Full-time employment rose by 36,500, offset by a decline of 12,800 in part-time workers.
