Lethbridge unemployment up year-over-year in November

The number of people unemployed in the economic region which includes Lethbridge was down slightly in November.

According to Statistics Canada, in November 6.2 per cent of people were unemployed in the Lethbridge and Medicine Hat region, which is down 0.6 per cent drop compared to the previous month. However, it is up nearly two per cent from the 4.3 per cent reported in November of last year.

The Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House and Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River region reported the lowest unemployment rate in the province 4 per cent, while Edmonton’s unemployment rate was the highest with 7.4 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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