The economic region, including Grande Prairie, had the lowest number of people unemployed across the province in February.
According to the latest numbers from Statistics Canada, the unemployment rate for the Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River region was 4.8 per cent, tying the region for the lowest unemployment rate with the Camrose – Drumheller for the second month of 2024.
Compared to the same month in 2023, the region also saw the number of people unemployed dropped by nearly a per cent from 5.6 per cent.
Across Alberta, the unemployment rate for the first two months of 2024 stayed consistent at 6.2 per cent, a .3 per cent increase from February 2023. Lethbridge reported the highest unemployment rate across the province in February.
