Lethbridge-Medicine Hat with highest unemployment rate in Alberta last month

Jan 8, 2021 | 3:32 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The latest unemployment numbers are out for the province.

In December, the jobless rate in the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat economic region was 10.5 percent. That’s a jump from November’s 9.6 percent. It’s also the highest rate in the province for last month.

Province-wide, the rate came in at 11 percent, down slightly from November’s 11.1 percent.

Below is a breakdown of each economic region in the province:

Lethbridge-Medicine Hat: 10.5 percent (9.6 in November)
Edmonton: 10.4 percent (10.6)
Calgary: 10.1 percent (10.4)
Camrose-Drumheller: 10.1 percent (11.4)
Red Deer: 9.6 percent (10.4)
Banff-Jasper-Rocky Mountain House and Athabasca-Grande Prairie-Peace River: 9.5 percent (10.3)
Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake: 8.3 percent (8.8)