The number of people unemployed in the economic region, including Grande Prairie, ticked downwards from November to December. According to the latest numbers from Statistics Canada, the unemployment rate for the Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River region was 4.3 per cent in December, down from the 4.4 per cent reported the previous month.
The number of people unemployed across the region also saw a year-over-year decline compared to the 5.1 per cent reported in December 2022.
Across Alberta, the unemployment rate for the 12th month of 2023 was 6.3 per cent, a slight uptick from the 5.9 per cent reported in November and 5.6 per cent reported in the same month the previous year. The Red Deer region recorded the highest unemployment rate in December and the Camrose-Drumheller region reported the lowest.
