Alberta Job Losses
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Service industry hit hardest again by job losses, Alberta study findsA study by Alberta Central projects that Alberta will take another hit on the job front in May, with the latest round of COVID-19 restrictions.ConsumerMay 17, 2021
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Alberta’s unemployment among still highest in Canada as Calgary, Edmonton job losses climbAccording to Statistics Canada's latest Labour Force Survey, the jobless rate in Alberta held steady at 15.5 per cent in June, the same it had been one month prior.EconomyJul 10, 2020
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Alberta’s unemployment rate spiked to 15.5% in May, remains among highest in CanadaAlberta’s unemployment rate remained among the highest in the country in May as COVID-19 continued to take its toll on the provincial economy.EconomyJun 5, 2020
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Alberta unemployment rate to reach 9.5% amid COVID-19 pandemic: economic outlookThe TD Economics forecast projects a recession deeper than what Alberta experienced in 2015.CanadaMar 27, 2020
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Alberta premier worried about layoffs as oil and gas sector struggles with coronavirusPremier Jason Kenney says time is of the essence as he takes demands for more aid to Alberta businesses to the first ministers meeting in Ottawa this week.CanadaMar 11, 2020
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Jason Kenney calls November job losses ‘disappointing,’ but expects oil and gas growth in 2020The latest job numbers from Statistics Canada are disappointing, said Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, but he's expecting the situation will soon turn around.EconomyDec 6, 2019
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Alberta minimum wage set to increase Sunday, becoming highest in CanadaAlberta will have the highest minimum wage in the country when it increases to $13.60 an hour on Sunday and those in favour and opposed to the move are voicing their opinions.EconomySep 29, 2017
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Economists dispute report suggesting Alberta minimum wage hike will cost 25K jobsA report that 25,000 jobs could be lost due to a $15 an hour minimum wage in Alberta is under fire.EconomySep 27, 2017
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2015 worst year for Alberta jobs losses since 1982Alberta lost more jobs last year than in any year since the 1982 recession, revised numbers from Statistics Canada show.CanadaJan 26, 2016
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