Calgary Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in Calgary was 7.7% as of July 2025, up 0.3% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 7.8% below the peak from June 2020 but remains above the long-run average.
There were 500 more full-time jobs in July 2025 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a gain of 100 part-time positions, this led to an increase of 600 total jobs in July.
Full-time employment was still down 16,900 jobs from the peak in February 2025 but stood 8,300 jobs above the trough in May 2025.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.
