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Grande Prairie economic region continues to report lowest unemployment rate in the province

Business Kass Patterson -
The economic region which includes Grande Prairie continued to report the lowest unemployment rate in Alberta in February.

Grande Prairie region unemployment lowest in province

Business Kass Patterson -
The economic region which includes Grande Prairie continues to report the lowest unemployment rate in Alberta in December.

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

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

Unemployment in Grande Prairie economic region sees year-over-year decline

News Kass Patterson -
The region that includes Grande Prairie reported the second-lowest unemployment rate across Alberta in September. According to Statistics Canada,...

Big drop in western Alberta unemployment rate

News Erica Fisher -
Unemployment in western Alberta dropped significantly last month. In September, the rate was 5.2 per cent, down from 5.9...

Western Alberta unemployment rate unchanged in October

News Erica Fisher -
The unemployment rate in western Alberta held steady at 5.8 per cent last month. That's one per cent less...

Canada’s jobless rate drops to lowest level since 2008

News Erica Fisher -
Canada's unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since the 2008 financial crisis. It now sits at 5.7...

Grande Prairie employment insurance recipients nearly double

News Erica Fisher -
Employment Insurance claims have nearly doubled in Grande Prairie. 1,640 people collected EI benefits in April, according to the...

Alberta’s unemployment rate reaches 30 year high

News Erica Fisher -
The unemployment rate in western Alberta has again gone up. The number of people looking for work in the...

Unemployment rate increases in the Grande Prairie region

News Justine Kelsie -
The Grande Prairie region unemployment rate has increased. March had a rate of 7.2 per cent went up to...

Decision to leave EI out of EI changes mathematical: PM Trudeau

News Erica Fisher -
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending leaving the Edmonton region out of extended employment insurance benefits. Speaking in the...

Alberta EI claims double by end of 2015

News Erica Fisher -
The number of people on EI in Alberta has doubled over the past year. In December 2014 just over...

Local unemployment rate more than double last January

News Erica Fisher -
Unemployment in Alberta is higher that the national rate for the first time in 27 years. It hit 7.4 per...

Local unemployment nearly doubles in 2015

News Erica Fisher -
The unemployment rate in the Peace region has jumped by more than one per cent and is now higher...

2015 Top Stories: Low oil prices lead to layoffs, rise in suicide rates

News Jenny Oatway -
Each day for the rest of the year, 2day FM will be looking back on some of the biggest...

Alberta loses another 11,000 jobs

News Erica Fisher -
The unemployment rate in Alberta continues to rise. It moved up one percentage point last month to 6.6 per cent,...
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The Federal New Democratic Party's pick is in for Grande Prairie, and she says she's ready to advocate for GP's families, particularly when it comes to the rising cost of living. 

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