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Grande Prairie region continues to be amongst the lowest unemployment rates in Alberta

Kass Patterson
By Kass Patterson

The region that includes Grande Prairie reported the second-lowest unemployment rate across the province in October.

According to Statistics Canada, the Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House and Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River region was 4.9 per cent, a 0.2 per cent downtick from both September and October 2023.

The Camrose – Drumheller region was the only region to record a lower unemployment rate with 4.3 per cent, while Edmonton’s unemployment rate was the highest in the province with 7.9 per cent.

Kass Patterson
Kass Patterson
Born and raised in Calgary, Kass, from a young age, developed a love for learning people's stories and being able to share them with the community (or her family, or whoever would listen). In addition to working in communities like Okotoks and Calgary, Kass has also spent her summers travelling with the World Professional Chuckwagon Association since 2019, to help provide a peek behind the barn door into the world of chuckwagon racing. Outside of work and anything horse related, Kass is a reader and an avid country music fan, and most likely can be found with the biggest cup of coffee possible.

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