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Table of Contents

Table of Contents ...... ….2 Overview ...... ….3 Regional Analysis ...... ….4 Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake ...... ….7 Banff-Jasper- and Athabasca--Peace River ...... ….9 ...... ….11 Red Deer ...... ….13 ...... ….15 Camrose- ...... ….17 - ...... ….19 Appendix ...... ….21

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Overview

Table 1 Labour Force Statistics, and Provinces, 2018 In 2018, Alberta had Participation Employment Unemployment the highest Province Rate (%) Rate (%) Rate (%)

participation rate Canada 65.4% 61.6% 5.8%

Newfoundland and and employment 58.9% 50.8% 13.8% Labrador

rate among all Prince Edward 66.8% 60.5% 9.4% Island Canadian provinces Nova Scotia 61.7% 57.1% 7.5%

New Brunswick 61.3% 56.4% 8.0% In 2018, the employment rate in Alberta Quebec 64.6% 61.0% 5.5% was 67.2%, the highest in the country Ontario 64.5% 60.9% 5.6% and 5.6 percentage points higher than the Manitoba 67.2% 63.2% 6.0% national average1. Alberta’s participation Saskatchewan 68.7% 64.5% 6.1% rate was 71.9%, the highest in Canada Alberta 71.9% 67.2% 6.6% and 6.5 percentage points higher than the British Columbia 64.9% 61.8% 4.7% Canadian average. Alberta’s unemployment rate was 6.6%, higher than the national average by 0.8 percentage points (Table 1). Figure 1 Labour Force Statistics, Canada and Provinces, 2018

58.9% 50.8% 13.8

64.9% 71.9% 61.8% 68.7% 67.2% 67.2% 4.7% 64.5% 63.2% 6.6% 64.5% 64.6% 66.8% 6.1% 6.0% 60.9% 61.0% 60.5% 5.6% 5.5% Participation Rate 9.4%

61.3% Employment Rate 61.7% 56.4% 57.1% 8.0% Unemployment Rate 7.5%

1 Please see appendix for definitions.

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Regional Analysis

Figure 2 Alberta’s seven economic Alberta’s Seven Economic Regions regions: 1. Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake 2. Banff - Jasper - Rocky Mountain House and Athabasca - Grande Prairie - Peace River 3. Edmonton 4. Red Deer 1 5. Calgary 2

6. Camrose – Drumheller

Lethbridge – Medicine Hat 7.

2,494,800

2,481,700 3

4 6

5 2017 2018

Alberta’s labour 7 force increased

by over 13,100 Figure 3 Labour Force, Alberta’s Economic Regions, 2017 and 2018

88,300 Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake Alberta’s labour force increased by 0.5% 90,100 854,200 or 13,100 between 2017 and 2018. Three Edmonton 848,000 regions saw a decline in their labour force 126,300 Red Deer between 2017 and 2018: Wood Buffalo- 122,500 Cold Lake, down 2.0% or 1,800; Banff-Jasper-Rocky Mountain House and 201,100 Lethbridge-Medicine Hat, down 0.6% or Athabasca-Grande Prairie-Peace River 195,400 965,400 900; and Camrose-Drumheller, down Calgary 965,000

0.2% or 200. The labour force grew by 107,600 Camrose-Drumheller 6,200 in the Edmonton region, the largest 107,800 151,900 increase of the seven regions (Figure 3). Lethbridge-Medicine Hat 152,800

0 400,000 800,000 1,200,000 Labour Force

2018 2017

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Between 2017 and 2018, unemployment Figure 4 in Alberta fell by 30,600. Unemployment Unemployment, Alberta’s Economic Regions, 2017 and 2018 fell in all seven regions in the province. 5,200 Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake The Edmonton region saw the largest 6,900

54,700 decrease in unemployment, at 14,100 or Edmonton 68,800 20.5%, followed by the Calgary region, at 6,900 Red Deer 7,800 or 9.7% (Figure 4). 8,500 Banff-Jasper-Rocky Mountain House and 11,200 Athabasca-Grande Prairie-Peace River 12,600 72,900 Calgary In 2018, the 80,700 5,500 unemployment rate was Camrose-Drumheller 8,600 below 6.0% in five of the 7,800 Lethbridge-Medicine Hat seven regions 8,700 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 Unemployment

2018 2017

Alberta’s unemployment rate was 6.6% in 2018, down 1.2 percentage points from Figure 5 the previous year. Unemployment rates Unemployment Rate, Alberta’s Economic Regions, 2017 and 2018 fell in all seven regions, with the

5.9% Camrose-Drumheller region seeing the Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake 7.7% largest decrease, down 2.9 percentage 6.4% Edmonton points (Figure 5). 8.1% 5.5% Red Deer 6.9% In 2018, the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat and Banff-Jasper-Rocky Mountain House and 5.6% Athabasca-Grande Prairie-Peace River 6.4% Camrose-Drumheller regions had the 7.6% Calgary lowest unemployment rates in the 8.4% province, at 5.1%. 5.1% Camrose-Drumheller 8.0%

5.1% Lethbridge-Medicine Hat 5.7%

0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% Unemployment Rate

2018 2017

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Between 2017 and 2018 employment Figure 6 increased by 43,800 in Alberta to Employment, Alberta’s Economic Regions, 2017 and 2018 2,330,700. Employment fell in one of the 83,100 Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake seven regions in the province: Wood 83,300

Buffalo-Cold Lake had an employment 799,500 Edmonton decrease of 200 or 0.2%. The Edmonton 779,300 119,500 region had the largest increase in Red Deer 114,000 employment at 20,200 or 2.6% (Figure 6). Banff-Jasper-Rocky Mountain House and 189,900 Athabasca-Grande Prairie-Peace River 182,700 892,500 Calgary 2,330,700 884,300 102,100 Camrose-Drumheller 99,300

2,286,900 144,000 Lethbridge-Medicine Hat 144,000 2017 2018 0 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 Employment Employment 2018 2017 increased by Figure 7 43,800 in Alberta Full-Time Employment, Alberta’s Economic Regions, 2017 and 2018

73,800 Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake 73,200

658,500 Edmonton Between 2017 and 2018 full-time 639,500

96,000 employment increased by 50,800 in Red Deer 89,500 Alberta to 1,916,300. Full-time Banff-Jasper-Rocky Mountain House and 159,100 employment increased in all seven Athabasca-Grande Prairie-Peace River 150,100 731,100 regions: Edmonton had the largest full- Calgary 719,400 time employment increase at 19,000 or 81,500 Camrose-Drumheller 3.0%, followed by the Calgary region with 78,900 116,300 an increase of 11,700 or 1.6% (Figure 7). Lethbridge-Medicine Hat 114,900 0 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 Full-time Employment

2018 2017

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Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake

In 2018, the region’s participation rate, at 76.8%, was

the highest among all regions

The Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake region saw a 24.6% decrease in unemployment Table 2 Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake between 2017 and 2018. Employment in Economic Region, Labour Force Statistics the region fell by 0.2% in 2018 compared 2017 2018 Change to 2017, decreasing from 83,300 in 2017 Working Age Population 117,500 115,000 -2.1% to 83,100 in 2018. The participation rate Labour force 90,100 88,300 -2.0% was 76.8% in 2018, the highest among the seven regions (Table 2). Employment 83,300 83,100 -0.2% Unemployment 6,900 5,200 -24.6% Unemployment rate 7.7% 5.9% -1.8 pp

Participation rate 76.7% 76.8% 0.1 pp The region had the highest employment rate at 72.3%

Figure 8 Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake Economic Region, Unemployment Rate 2017-2018 Unadjusted 3-Month Moving Average Figure 8 displays the unadjusted three- 10% month moving average unemployment 9% rates for the Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake 8% 7% region in 2017 and 2018. The 6% unemployment rate for this region was 5% lower in 2018 than the previous year. 4% 3% The 2018 annual unemployment rate for 2% the Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake region was 1% 0% 5.9%. This was 1.8 percentage points Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec lower than in 2017. Starting July 2018 the 2017 9.1% 9.1% 9.1% 8.6% 8.3% 7.7% 7.4% 7.7% 7.3% 6.9% 6.4% 6.2% monthly unemployment rate was steadily 2018 6.3% 6.0% 5.7% 6.0% 6.4% 6.5% 6.3% 6.0% 5.9% 5.5% 5.3% 5.1% decreasing (Figure 8).

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The Other Services industry had the highest year-over-year increase in Table 3 Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake, Alberta Economic Region, Employment Statistics

employment Change Industry* 2018 2017 from 2017 Agriculture 1,700 ** ** Forestry, Fishing, Mining, Quarrying, 21,600 21,400 200 Table 3 shows the change in Goods- Oil and Gas Producing employment by industry between Sector Utilities ** ** ** 2017 and 2018 in the Wood Buffalo- Construction 9,000 9,000 0 Cold Lake region. Employment rose Manufacturing ** 1,600 ** in the Goods-Producing sector by Trade 9,500 10,300 -800 100 and fell in the Services- Transportation and Warehousing 4,800 4,900 -100 Producing sector by 200 between Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and 2017 and 2018. The three industries 2,600 2,700 -100 Leasing with the largest employment Professional, Scientific and 3,000 2,600 400 increase were: Other1 Services, up Technical Services 900; Educational Services, up 800; Business, Building and Other 3,700 4,100 -400 Services- Support Services and Professional, Scientific and Producing Technical Services, up 400. Sector Educational Services 5,800 5,000 800 Health Care and Social Assistance 6,100 6,400 -300 Information, Culture and Recreation 1,700 ** **

Accommodation and Food Services 4,100 4,800 -700

Other Services1 4,400 3,500 900

Public Administration 3,600 3,900 -300 * Industries classified by North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) ** Insufficient data

1 This sector comprises establishments, not classified to any other sector, primarily engaged 49,500 49,300 in repairing, or performing general or routine maintenance, on motor vehicles, machinery, equipment, and other products to ensure that they work efficiently; providing personal care services, funeral services, laundry services, and other services to individuals, such as pet care services and photo finishing services; organizing and promoting religious activities; 33,800 33,900 supporting various causes through grant-making, advocating (promoting) various social and political causes, and promoting and defending the interests of their members. Private households are also included.

Goods-Producing Sector Services-Producing Sector 2017 2018

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Banff-Jasper-Rocky Mountain House and Athabasca-Grande Prairie-Peace River

Employment rose from 182,700 in 2017 to

189,900 in 2018

Table 4 Banff-Jasper-Rocky Mountain House and In 2018, the unemployment rate in the Athabasca-Grande Prairie-Peace River Banff-Jasper-Rocky Mountain House and Economic Region, Labour Force Statistics Athabasca-Grande Prairie-Peace River 2017 2018 Change region fell 0.8 percentage points to 5.6%. Working Age Population 275,600 274,500 -0.4% The region’s labour force increased by 2.9% or 5,700 and unemployment fell by Labour force 195,400 201,100 2.9% 11.1% or 1,400. Employment increased Employment 182,700 189,900 3.9% by 3.9% or 7,200 between the two years. Unemployment 12,600 11,200 -11.1% In 2018, the region’s working age Unemployment rate 6.4% 5.6% -0.8 pp population decreased to 274,500, and the Participation rate 70.9% 73.3% 2.4 pp participation rate rose from 70.9% to 73.3% (Table 4).

Figure 9 displays the unadjusted three- Figure 9 Banff-Jasper-Rocky Mountain House and Athabasca-Grande Prairie- month moving average unemployment Peace River Economic Region, Unemployment Rate 2017-2018 Unadjusted 3-Month Moving Average rates for the Banff-Jasper-Rocky Mountain House and Athabasca-Grande 9% Prairie-Peace River region in 2017 and 8% 2018. The unemployment rate in 2018 7% 6% was lower than the rate for 2017 from 5% August through December. Overall the 4% monthly unemployment rate in 2018 3% trended downwards. The 2018 annual 2% unemployment rate for the Banff-Jasper- 1% 0% Rocky Mountain House and Athabasca- Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Grande Prairie-Peace River region was 2017 7.1% 7.7% 7.8% 7.3% 6.8% 6.3% 5.8% 6.0% 5.8% 5.8% 5.6% 6.0% 5.6%. 2018 5.9% 5.3% 5.1% 5.9% 6.5% 6.7% 6.0% 5.9% 5.2% 5.3% 4.6% 5.2%

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Transportation and

Warehousing industry had Table 5

the highest year-over-year Banff-Jasper-Rocky Mountain House and Athabasca-Grande Prairie-Peace increase in employment. River, Alberta Economic Region, Employment Statistics Change Industry* 2018 2017 from 2017 Agriculture 8,100 8,600 -500

Forestry, Fishing, Mining, Quarrying, Table 5 shows the change in 25,200 26,100 -900 Goods- Oil and Gas employment by industry between Producing Utilities ** ** ** 2017 and 2018 in the Banff-Jasper- Sector Construction 20,100 22,400 -2,300 Rocky Mountain House and Athabasca-Grande Prairie-Peace Manufacturing 10,400 10,300 100 River region. Employment in the Trade 24,600 23,700 900 Goods-Producing sector decreased Transportation and Warehousing 15,300 11,900 3,400 by 2,800 in 2018 and the Services- Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and 6,700 5,600 1,100 Producing sector had an increase of Leasing Professional, Scientific and 10,000. The three industries with the 8,000 5,400 2,600 Technical Services highest year-over year increase in Business, Building and Other 4,900 6,200 -1,300 employment in this region were: Services- Support Services Transportation and Warehousing, up Producing Sector Educational Services 12,300 10,800 1,500 3,400; Professional, Scientific and Health Care and Social Assistance 18,400 17,900 500 Technical Services, up 2,600; and Information, Culture and Recreation 5,000 4,600 400 Accommodation and Food Services, Accommodation and Food Services 11,300 9,400 1,900 up 1,900. 1 Other Services 12,300 12,500 -200 Public Administration 6,100 6,800 -700 * Industries classified by North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) ** Insufficient data

1 This sector comprises establishments, not classified to any other sector, primarily engaged in 124,700 repairing, or performing general or routine maintenance, on motor vehicles, machinery, 114,700 equipment, and other products to ensure that they work efficiently; providing personal care services, funeral services, laundry services, and other services to individuals, such as pet care services and photo finishing services; organizing and promoting religious activities; supporting various causes through grant-making, advocating (promoting) various social and political causes, and promoting and defending the interests of their members. Private households are 68,000 65,200 also included.

Goods-Producing Sector Services-Producing Sector

2017 2018

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Edmonton

Unemployment decreased by 20.5% in the Edmonton region

The labour force in the Edmonton region Table 6 increased by 6,200, or by 0.7% between Edmonton Economic Region, Labour Force Statistics 2017 and 2018. Employment increased 2017 2018 Change by 20,200 and unemployment fell by Working Age Population 1,164,500 1,185,000 1.8% 14,100 over the same period. The Labour force 848,000 854,200 0.7% participation rate fell from 72.8% in 2017 Employment 779,300 799,500 2.6% to 72.1% in 2018. The unemployment Unemployment 68,800 54,700 -20.5% rate fell 1.7 percentage points, to 6.4% in 2018 from 8.1% in 2017 (Table 6). Unemployment rate 8.1% 6.4% -1.7 pp Participation rate 72.8% 72.1% -0.7 pp

Figure 10 Figure 10 displays the unadjusted three- Edmonton Economic Region, Unemployment Rate 2017-2018 month moving average unemployment Unadjusted 3-Month Moving Average 10% rates for the Edmonton region in 2017 9% and 2018. The unemployment rate for 8% Edmonton in 2018 overall trended down 7% after August 2017. The 2018 annual 6% 5% unemployment rate for the Edmonton 4% region was 6.4%. 3% 2% 1% 0% Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2017 7.8% 8.4% 8.8% 8.6% 8.4% 8.2% 8.8% 9.2% 8.7% 7.8% 7.0% 6.7% 2018 6.9% 6.7% 6.8% 6.8% 6.7% 6.6% 6.5% 6.6% 6.5% 6.2% 5.6% 5.8%

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The Public Administration industry had the highest

year-over-year increase in Table 7 employment Edmonton, Alberta Economic Region, Employment Statistics Change Industry* 2018 2017 from 2017 Agriculture 4,600 6,700 -2,100

Forestry, Fishing, Mining, Quarrying, Table 7 shows the change in 26,400 23,400 3,000 Goods- Oil and Gas industry employment between 2017 Producing Utilities 8,300 10,600 -2,300 and 2018 in the Edmonton region. Sector Construction 94,500 91,700 2,800 Overall, employment in the Goods- Producing sector rose by 7,700 or Manufacturing 48,300 42,000 6,300 4.4%. The Services- Producing Trade 116,800 121,600 -4,800 sector increased in 2018 by 12,600 Transportation and Warehousing 40,000 47,800 -7,800 or 2.1%. Employment increased in Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and 39,200 39,100 100 10 of the 16 industries. The three Leasing Professional, Scientific and highest increases in employment 59,800 55,900 3,900 Technical Services were seen in the Public Business, Building and Other 30,700 28,200 2,500 Administration, up 10,500; Services- Support Services Educational Services, up 6,400; Producing Sector Educational Services 62,900 56,500 6,400 and Manufacturing, up 6,300. Health Care and Social Assistance 104,000 98,400 5,600

Information, Culture and Recreation 23,100 24,500 -1,400

Accommodation and Food Services 46,400 46,200 200

Other Services1 38,600 41,300 -2,700 Public Administration 55,900 45,400 10,500

* Industries classified by North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) ** Insufficient data

1 604,800 617,400 This sector comprises establishments, not classified to any other sector, primarily engaged in repairing, or performing general or routine maintenance, on motor vehicles, machinery, equipment, and other products to ensure that they work efficiently; providing personal care services, funeral services, laundry services, and other services to individuals, such as pet care services and photo finishing services; organizing and promoting religious activities; supporting various causes through grant-making, advocating (promoting) various social and political causes, and promoting and defending the interests of their members. Private households are also included.

174,400 182,100

Goods-Producing Sector Services-Producing Sector

2017 2018

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Red Deer

Unemployment decreased

by 18.8% in the region

The saw a 3.1% Table 8 Red Deer Economic Region, Labour Force increase in its labour force between 2017 Statistics and 2018. The participation rate rose 1.8 2017 2018 Change percentage points, from 70.7% in 2017 to Working Age Population 173,200 174,200 0.6% 72.5% in 2018. Employment increased by Labour force 122,500 126,300 3.1% 4.8% or 5,500 while unemployment fell by Employment 114,000 119,500 4.8%

18.8% or 1,600 in 2018. The Red Deer Unemployment 8,500 6,900 -18.8% region’s unemployment rate fell 1.4 Unemployment rate 6.9% 5.5% -1.4 pp percentage points to 5.5% in 2018 (Table Participation rate 70.7% 72.5% 1.8 pp 8).

The region’s Figure 11 Red Deer Economic Region, Unemployment Rate 2017-2018 unemployment rate fell to Unadjusted 3-Month Moving Average 5.5% in 2018, the second 12% lowest among the seven 10% regions 8% 6%

4% 2% Figure 11 displays the unadjusted three- 0% month moving average unemployment Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2017 9.2% 9.0% 9.5% 9.7% 9.0% 7.0% 5.8% 5.6% 5.7% 5.3% 5.0% 5.5% rates for the Red Deer region in 2017 and 2018 5.5% 5.5% 4.9% 5.1% 4.9% 5.4% 5.6% 6.7% 7.2% 6.3% 5.4% 4.4% 2018. The unemployment rate was 4.4% in December 2018, the lowest during the two-year period. The annual unemployment rate for the Red Deer region in 2018, at 5.5%, was the second lowest of the seven regions.

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The Trade industry had the highest year-over-year Table 9 Red Deer, Alberta Economic Region, Employment Statistics increase in employment Change Industry* 2018 2017 from 2017 Agriculture 6,600 3,900 2,700

Forestry, Fishing, Mining, Quarrying, Goods- 9,400 9,300 100 Oil and Gas Table 9 shows the change in Producing industry employment between 2017 Sector Utilities ** ** ** and 2018 in the Red Deer region. Construction 12,100 13,000 -900 Overall, in 2018 employment Manufacturing 6,100 7,700 -1,600 increased by 600 in the Goods- Trade 17,000 13,900 3,100

Producing sector and by 4,900 in Transportation and Warehousing 5,600 4,600 1,000 the Services-Producing sector. The Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and 5,400 5,600 -200 three industries with the highest Leasing year-over year increase in Professional, Scientific and 5,000 5,700 -700 employment were: Trade, up 3,100; Technical Services Business, Building and Other Agriculture, up 2,700; and 3,900 3,000 900 Services- Support Services Transportation and Warehousing, Producing Educational Services 8,200 7,600 600 up 1,000. Sector Health Care and Social Assistance 16,800 16,800 0

Information, Culture and Recreation 2,200 2,700 -500

Accommodation and Food Services 8,700 9,000 -300 Other Services1 6,600 6,700 -100

Public Administration 5,100 4,400 700 * Industries classified by North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) ** Insufficient data

1 This sector comprises establishments, not classified to any other sector, primarily engaged in repairing, or performing general or routine maintenance, on motor vehicles, machinery, equipment, and other products to ensure that they work efficiently; providing personal care services, funeral 84,800 services, laundry services, and other services to individuals, such as pet care services and photo 79,900 finishing services; organizing and promoting religious activities; supporting various causes through grant-making, advocating (promoting) various social and political causes, and promoting and defending the interests of their members. Private households are also included.

34,100 34,700

Goods-Producing Sector Services-Producing Sector

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Calgary

The region’s

unemployment decreased by 9.7%

In 2018, the labour force in the Calgary region increased by 400 and employment increased by 0.9% or 8,200. The region’s Table 10 participation rate decreased by 1.3 Calgary Economic Region, Labour Force Statistics percentage points between 2017 and 2017 2018 Change 2018 to 72.5%. The unemployment rate Working Age Population 1,308,000 1,331,900 1.8% in 2018 decreased to 7.6%, 0.8 Labour force 965,000 965,400 0.0% percentage points lower than 2017 (Table Employment 884,300 892,500 0.9%

10). Unemployment 80,700 72,900 -9.7%

Unemployment rate 8.4% 7.6% -0.8 pp

Participation rate 73.8% 72.5% -1.3 pp The region had the second largest unemployment decrease at 7,800 among Figure 12 Calgary Economic Region, Unemployment Rate 2017-2018 all seven regions Unadjusted 3-Month Moving Average

10% 9% 8% Figure 12 shows the unadjusted three- 7% month moving average unemployment 6% 5% rates for the Calgary region in 2017 and 4% 2018. The unemployment rate in the 3% region has been at 7.0% or higher in the 2% last two years. It peaked at 9.5% in 1% 0% January 2017 and came down to 7.0% by Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2017 December 2018. 9.5% 9.1% 9.1% 9.0% 9.1% 8.6% 8.3% 8.6% 8.6% 8.2% 7.4% 7.2% 2018 7.5% 7.7% 8.0% 7.5% 7.3% 7.1% 7.5% 8.1% 8.2% 8.2% 7.5% 7.0%

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The manufacturing industry had the highest year-over-year increase in Table 11 employment Calgary, Alberta Economic Region, Employment Statistics Change Industry* 2018 2017 from 2017 Agriculture 6,800 8,700 -1,900

Forestry, Fishing, Mining, Quarrying, 53,700 49,100 4,600 Table 11 shows the change in Goods- Oil and Gas Producing industry employment between 2017 Sector Utilities 10700 8700 2,000 and 2018 in the Calgary region. Construction 84,700 81,400 3,300 Overall, employment increased by Manufacturing 48,300 41,500 6,800 14,700 in the Goods- Producing Trade 129,600 129,900 -300 sector in 2018, and decreased by Transportation and Warehousing 60,200 58,800 1,400 6,500 in the Services-Producing Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and sector. The three industries with the 42,700 47,000 -4,300 Leasing highest increases in employment Professional, Scientific and 95,700 98,400 -2,700 were Manufacturing, up 6,800; Technical Services

Forestry, Fishing, Mining, Business, Building and Other Services- 35,500 33,000 2,500 Quarrying, Oil and Gas, up 4,600; Support Services Producing and Information, Culture and Sector Educational Services 52,600 56,500 -3,900 Recreation, up 4,100. Health Care and Social Assistance 103,300 100,700 2,600

Information, Culture and Recreation 39,700 35,600 4,100

Accommodation and Food Services 59,900 64,100 -4,200 Other Services1 40,900 38,800 2,100

Public Administration 28,100 32,100 -4,000 694,800 688,300 * Industries classified by North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) ** Insufficient data

1 This sector comprises establishments, not classified to any other sector, primarily engaged in repairing, or performing general or routine maintenance, on motor vehicles, machinery, equipment, and other products to ensure that they work efficiently; providing personal care services, funeral 204,200 services, laundry services, and other services to individuals, such as pet care services and photo 189,500 finishing services; organizing and promoting religious activities; supporting various causes through grant-making, advocating (promoting) various social and political causes, and promoting and defending the interests of their members. Private households are also included.

Goods-Producing Sector Services-Producing Sector

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Camrose-Drumheller

The region’s unemployment decreased by 36.0%

In 2018, the labour force in the Camrose-

Drumheller region decreased by 0.2% or 200; employment increased by 2.8% or Table 12 Camrose-Drumheller Economic Region, Labour Force Statistics 2,800; and unemployment decreased by 2017 2018 Change 36.0% or 3,100. The region’s participation Working Age Population 160,100 159,200 -0.6% rate increased by 0.3 percentage points Labour force 107,800 107,600 -0.2% between 2017 and 2018 to 67.6%. The Employment 99,300 102,100 2.8% unemployment rate was 5.1% (Table 12). Unemployment 8,600 5,500 -36.0% Unemployment rate 8.0% 5.1% -2.9 pp

Participation rate 67.3% 67.6% 0.3 pp Unemployment in this

region decreased by 3,100 Figure 13 Camrose-Drumheller Economic Region, Unemployment Rate 2017-2018 Unadjusted 3-Month Moving Average 11% Figure 13 shows the unadjusted three- 10% month moving average unemployment 9% 8% rates for the Camrose-Drumheller region 7% in 2017 and 2018. Since September 2018 6% 5% the unemployment rate has been trending 4% upward. 3% 2% 1% 0% Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2017 8.9% 9.7% 9.9% 9.6% 8.8% 7.7% 7.1% 8.0% 8.0% 8.2% 7.0% 6.0% 2018 4.9% 4.1% 3.9% 4.0% 4.0% 4.4% 4.5% 4.4% 5.2% 5.9% 6.9% 7.0%

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The two industries with the highest year-over-year increase in employment were Agriculture and Table 13 Public Administration Camrose-Drumheller, Alberta Economic Region, Employment Statistics Change Industry* 2018 2017 from 2017 Agriculture 10,500 8,300 2,200

Forestry, Fishing, Mining, Quarrying, 9,300 7,700 1,600 Goods- Oil and Gas Table 13 shows the change in Producing Utilities ** ** ** industry employment between Sector 2017 and 2018 in the Camrose- Construction 8,900 10,200 -1,300 Drumheller region. Overall, Manufacturing 5,100 5,300 -200 employment in the Goods- Trade 16,500 15,300 1,200

Producing sector increased by Transportation and Warehousing 5,600 5,600 0 2,800 compared to 2017, while Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and 3,600 3,100 500 employment in the Services- Leasing Producing sector was unchanged Professional, Scientific and 3,100 3,800 -700 at 67,500. The three industries with Technical Services Business, Building and Other the highest year-over-year 3,100 2,300 800 Services- Support Services increase in employment were: Producing Educational Services 5,700 7,700 -2,000 Agriculture, up 2,200; Public Sector Administration, up 2,200; and Health Care and Social Assistance 11,200 12,500 -1,300 Forestry, Fishing, Mining, Information, Culture and Recreation 2,000 2,400 -400 Quarrying, Oil and Gas, up 1,600. Accommodation and Food Services 7,300 5,900 1,400

Other Services1 4,400 6,000 -1,600

Public Administration 5,100 2,900 2,200 * Industries classified by North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) ** Insufficient data 67,500 67,500 1 This sector comprises establishments, not classified to any other sector, primarily engaged in repairing, or performing general or routine maintenance, on motor vehicles, machinery, equipment, and other products to ensure that they work efficiently; providing personal care services, funeral services, laundry services, and other services to individuals, such as pet care services and photo 31,800 34,600 finishing services; organizing and promoting religious activities; supporting various causes through grant-making, advocating (promoting) various social and political causes, and promoting and defending the interests of their members. Private households are also included.

Goods-Producing Sector Services-Producing Sector

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Lethbridge-Medicine Hat

The region’s unemployment fell by 10.3%

In 2018, the labour force in Lethbridge- Medicine Hat region decreased by 0.6%. Employment was unchanged at 144,000 Table 14 Lethbridge-Medicine Hat Economic Region, Labour Force Statistics while unemployment decreased by 900 2017 2018 Change compared to a year ago. The region’s Working Age Population 229,800 230,700 0.4% participation rate at 65.8% in 2018 was Labour force 152,800 151,900 -0.6% the lowest of all economic regions in the Employment 144,000 144,000 0.0% province. The unemployment rate Unemployment 8,700 7,800 -10.3% decreased by 0.6 percentage points to 5.1% in 2018 from 5.7% in 2017 (Table Unemployment rate 5.7% 5.1% -0.6 pp 14). Participation rate 66.5% 65.8% -0.7 pp

The unemployment rate at 5.1% was tied for lowest in Figure 14 Lethbridge-Medicine Hat Economic Region, Unemployment Rate the province 2017-2018 Unadjusted 3-Month Moving Average 8%

7% The unemployment rate at 5.1% was tied 6% with Camrose-Drumheller for lowest 5% among the seven regions. Figure 14 4% shows the unadjusted three-month 3% moving average unemployment rates for 2% the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region in 1% 0% 2017 and 2018. Overall, in 2018 the Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec unemployment trended downwards. 2017 6.8% 6.6% 6.9% 6.8% 5.9% 4.8% 4.1% 4.5% 5.1% 5.3% 5.4% 5.9% 2018 6.6% 6.9% 6.5% 6.0% 5.2% 4.9% 4.7% 5.1% 4.8% 4.1% 3.9% 4.5%

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The Construction industry posted the highest year- over-year increases in Table 15 Lethbridge-Medicine Hat, Alberta Economic Region, Employment Statistics employment Change Industry* 2018 2017 from 2017 Agriculture 10,900 14,300 -3,400

Forestry, Fishing, Mining, Quarrying, Goods- 7,700 7,700 0 Table 15 shows the change in Oil and Gas Producing industry employment between Sector Utilities ** ** ** 2017 and 2018 in the Lethbridge- Construction 16,200 13,400 2,800

Medicine Hat region. Overall, Manufacturing 10,400 10,900 -500 employment in the Goods- Trade 19,400 20,400 -1,000 Producing sector decreased by Transportation and Warehousing 7,400 6,500 900 100 compared to 2017, and Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and 5,500 4,600 900 employment in the Services- Leasing Producing was unchanged at Professional, Scientific and 6,200 7,000 -800 97,600. The two industries with the Technical Services highest year-over-year increase in Business, Building and Other 4,200 4,200 0 Services- Support Services employment were Construction, up Producing 2,800, and Information, Culture Sector Educational Services 9,800 9,100 700 and Recreation, up 1,700. Health Care and Social Assistance 18,900 21,300 -2,400 Information, Culture and Recreation 4,200 2,500 1,700

Accommodation and Food Services 9,800 8,900 900

Other Services1 6,600 6,300 300 Public Administration 5,600 6,800 -1,200

* Industries classified by North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) ** Insufficient data

1 This sector comprises establishments, not classified to any other sector, primarily engaged in repairing, or performing general or routine maintenance, on motor vehicles, machinery, equipment, and other products to ensure that they work efficiently; providing personal care 97,600 97,600 services, funeral services, laundry services, and other services to individuals, such as pet care services and photo finishing services; organizing and promoting religious activities; supporting various causes through grant-making, advocating (promoting) various social and political causes, and promoting and defending the interests of their members. Private households are also included. 46,500 46,400

Goods-Producing Sector Services-Producing Sector

2017 2018

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Goods-Producing Sector All statistics are from ’s Labour Force survey, for methodology and additional definitions please The following industries are included within this see Guide to the Labour Force Survey category: Forestry, Fishing, Mining, Quarrying, Oil, and Gas; Manufacturing; Agriculture; Construction; and Utilities.

Glossary of Definitions Labour Force Refers to people who were either employed or Economic Region unemployed during the reference week (Sunday to An economic region (ER) is a grouping of complete Saturday). census divisions (CDs) (with one exception in

Ontario) created as a standard geographic unit for Participation Rate analysis of regional economic activity. For more information, please see: Refers to the labour force in the reference week https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/92-195- (Sunday to Saturday), expressed as a percentage of x/2011001/geo/er-re/er-re-eng.htm the population 15 years of age and over. Services-Producing Sector The following industries are included within this Employed People category: Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, and

Leasing; Transportation and Warehousing; People who, during the reference week: Accommodation and Food Services; Other Services; a. Did any work for pay or for profit, self-employment Information, Culture, and Recreation; Business, or without pay in a family farm, business or Building, and Other Support Services; Public professional practice; or Administration; Health Care and Social Assistance; b. Were absent from their job or business, with or Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services; without pay, for the entire week because of Trades (retail and wholesale); and Educational vacation, an illness, a labour dispute at their place Services. of work, or any other reasons. Working-Age Population Employment Rate People 15 years of age and over except people living Refers to the number of people employed in the on Indian reserves, inmates of institutions, and reference week (Sunday to Saturday), expressed as a fulltime members of the Canadian Armed Forces. percentage of the total population 15 years of age and over.

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Unemployed People People who, during the reference week (Sunday to Saturday), were without paid work or without self- employment work, were available for work and either: a. Had actively looked for paid work in the past four weeks; or b. Were on temporary lay-off and expected to return to their job; or c. Had definite arrangements to start a new job in four weeks or less.

Unemployment Rate Refers to the unemployed expressed as a percentage of the labour force in the reference week (Sunday to Saturday).

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