Calgary unemployment holds steady at 6.7% in April

6 articles · Updated · CityNews Calgary · May 9

Full-time jobs rose by 11,800 and part-time by 6,900 as the labour force grew 14,900 to more than 1.1 million, lifting Calgary from second-highest to fourth-highest among major cities.
Toronto had the highest unemployment at 8.2%, while Montreal and Edmonton rose to 7.1%; Calgary also posted the highest employment rate among major Canadian cities at 67.2%.
Health care and social assistance led annual job gains, but CED warned oil-price volatility, trade shifts and geopolitical uncertainty could weigh on employment conditions through 2026.

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