Alberta Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in Alberta was 8% as of September 2025, up 0.3% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 6.7% below the peak from June 2020 but remains above the long-run average.
There were 3,300 fewer full-time jobs in September 2025 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a gain of 7,100 part-time positions, this led to an increase of 3,800 total jobs in September.
Full-time employment was still down 3,300 jobs from the peak in August 2025.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.
