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Unemployment rate by education level, Alberta, 2015, population 25-64

Less than high school 9.0%

High school graduate/some post-secondary 5.7%

Post-secondary graduate 5.0%

Source: Statistics Canada, CANISM table 282-0004 and author’s calculations

Employment rate by education level, Alberta, 2015, population 25-64

Less than high school 65.4%

High school graduate/some post-secondary 76.1%

Post-secondary graduate 83.5%

The employment rate is the number of employed persons expressed as a percentage of the population aged 25-64. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 282-0004 and author’s calculations

26 institutions 26 institutions 263,100 159,244 students (2014-15) full-load equivalent 263,100 159,244students (2014-2015) students (2014-15) full-load equivalent students (2014-2015)

Keyano College 1,313 Fort McMurray

Keyano College 1,313 Fort McMurray

Grand Prairie Grande Prairie Regional College 1,947

Grand Prairie GrandeSlave Prairie Lake Regional CollegeNorthern 1,947 Lights College 1,239

Slave Lake Northern Lights College 1,239 Portage College 809 Lac Le Biche Athabasca University*Portage 8,366 CollegeAthabasca 809 Lac Le Biche 8,366 NorthernAthabasca Alberta University* Institue of TechnologyAthabasca 12,765 The King’s University 572 Concordia University of Edmonton 1,252 Norquest College 4,130 Northern AlbertaUniversity Institue of Technologyof Edmonton 12,765 36,497TheG rantKing’s MacEwan University Universit 572 y 12,287 Concordia University of Edmonton 1,252 Norquest College 4,130 University of EdmontonEdmonton 36,497 Grant MacEwan University 12,287

EdmontonLakeland College 1,920 Vermillion Lakeland College 1,920 Vermillion

Lacombe Burman University 406 Lacombe Burman University 406 Red Deer Red Deer College 3,157 Red Deer Red Deer College 3,157 Olds Olds College 1,387 Olds Olds College 1,387

Ban Ban Centre for Arts and Creativity** Ban Ban Centre for Arts and Creativity** Calgary University of Calgary 27,084 27,084 CalgaryAlbertaUniversity College of of Art Calgary and Design 918 918 SouthernAlberta Alberta College Institute of Art of Technologand Designy 14,094 14,094 Southern Alberta InstituteBow of Technolog Valley Collegy e 5,807 Bow Valley College 5,807 Mount Royal University 9,166 Mount Royal University 9,166 St. Mary’s University 586 St. Mary’s University 586 Ambrose University 434 Ambrose University 434 2,062 MedicineMedicine Hat Hat College College 2,062 MedicineMedicine Hat Hat

LethbridgeLethbridge UniversityUniversity of Lethbridge of Lethbridge 6,760 6,760 LethbridgeLethbridge Community Community College College 3,926 3,926

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