Stats Canada

Stats Canada: Employment in the province increased for the second consecutive month and was up by 19,000 jobs in May, according to CTV. Stats Canada says the increase is due to more and more people participating in the labour force in the province and More jobs were created in Canada last month than the population of Red Deer and that sent the unemployment rate down overall, but the numbers tell a different story in Alberta. Despite the increase in employment, the unemployment rate in Alberta rose 0.4 percentage points to 4.8 %. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.