Unemployment in the economic region that includes Grande Prairie reported a 7.5 per cent unemployment rate in May.
Compared to May of 2024 this is a 1.9 per cent increase in the number of people unemployed in the Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House and Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River region in the same 31 day period last year.
Across Alberta the unemployment rate saw a 0.3 per cent month over month uptick at 7.4 per cent. The Red Deer economic region reported the lowest unemployment rate at 5.9 per cent, while Calgary reported the highest with 8.1 per cent.
