Alberta adds 10,100 jobs in November
Labour markets continue to tighten in Alberta, with Statistics Canada announcing in its monthly labour force survey that the province added more than 10,000 jobs in November. That dropped Alberta`s unemployment rate down to 4.2 per cent, the lowest in Canada.
On a national basis, an impressive 59,000 new jobs were created in November. Ontario and Quebec were the biggest contributors, adding 32,000 and 18,000 jobs, respectively. British Columbia, which has seen its jobs engine sputtering of late, lagged the rest of the country, posting job losses of 4,700.
On a year-over-year basis, Alberta has added 38,900 jobs, and there is no sign yet that the job creation engine is stalling.
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