Edmonton Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in Edmonton was 6.4% as of March 2024, down 0.2% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 9.2% below the peak from June 2020 but remains above the long-run average.
There were 7,300 more full-time jobs in March 2024 compared to a month earlier. A loss of 6,700 part-time positions led to an increase of 600 total jobs in March.
Full-time employment was still down 5,400 jobs from the peak in September 2023 but stood 15,800 jobs above the trough in January 2024.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.