Calgary Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in Calgary was 7.4% as of June 2025, down 0.4% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 8.1% below the peak from June 2020 but remains above the long-run average.
There were 7,200 more full-time jobs in June 2025 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a loss of 1,700 part-time positions, this led to an increase of 5,500 total jobs in June.
Full-time employment was still down 19,100 jobs from the peak in February 2025 but stood 7,200 jobs above the trough in May 2025.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.