Calgary Employment Trends

The unemployment rate in Calgary was 6.5% as of March 2024, up 0.4% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 9% below the peak from June 2020 and is below the long-run average.

There were 14,000 more full-time jobs in March 2024 compared to a month earlier. A loss of 1,900 part-time positions led to an increase of 12,100 total jobs in March.

Full-time employment was still down 12,500 jobs from the peak in August 2023 but stood 23,600 jobs above the trough in December 2023.

* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.

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