Edmonton Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in Edmonton was 7.3% as of April 2025, up 0.1% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 8.2% below the peak from June 2020 but remains above the long-run average.
There were 2,900 more full-time jobs in April 2025 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a loss of 1,300 part-time positions, this led to an increase of 1,600 total jobs in April.
Full-time employment was still down 7,500 jobs from the peak in January 2025 but stood 2,900 jobs above the trough in March 2025.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.
