The region that includes Grande Prairie reported the second lowest unemployment rate in the province in August.
According to Statistics Canada the Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House and Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River region was 4.8 per cent, a 0.2 per cent from July. However, compared to the same month in 2023 the unemployment rate in the area is down nearly two per cent.
The provincial unemployment saw a 0.6 per cent bump to 7.7 per cent. The Camrose – Drumheller region reported the lowest unemployment rate at 0.1 per cent lower then Grande Prairies, while Edmonton’s unemployment rate was nearly double that at 8.4 per cent.
