STATISTICS

Highlights: Alberta’s Labour Force Statistics for August 2009

The following information was obtained from the Alberta Employment and Immigration website:

• Alberta’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 7.4% in August 2009, up 0.2 percentage points from July and the third lowest in the country behind Saskatchewan’s 5.0% and Manitoba’s 5.7%. The national average was 8.7%, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous month.

• While the labour force decreased by 2,900 people, employment fell by 6,700 people in August 2009 compared to the previous month. The number of people working fulltime decreased by 11,300 and the number of those working part-time increased by 4,700 for the same period.

• Year-over-year, the labour force increased by 56,200 people while employment decreased by 27,800.

• Employment among women aged 25 and over increased by 8,000 people in August compared to July 2009. For men of similar age, employment decreased by 2,200 people over the same period.

• TBetween July and August 2009, employment fell by 10,300 people in Manufacturing; 5,400 in Trade; 3,300 in Transportation and Warehousing; and 2,800 in Public Administration.

Additional information about Alberta’s Labour Force Statistics for August 2009 may be found at: http://employment.alberta.ca/BI/67.html