Edmonton Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in Edmonton was 7.3% as of May 2025, unchanged from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 8.2% below the peak in June 2020 but remains above the long-run average.
There were 300 more full-time jobs in May 2025 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a loss of 900 part-time positions, this led to a decrease of 600 total jobs in May.
Full-time employment was still down 6,300 jobs from the peak in January 2025 but stood 3,600 jobs above the trough in March 2025.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.