Unemployment in the economic region that includes Lethbridge was 7.2 per cent in May according to the latest numbers from Statistics Canada.
Compared to May 2024, there was a 1.6 percent increase in the number of people unemployed in the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region during the same 31-day period last year.
Across Alberta, the unemployment rate saw a 0.3 per cent month-over-month uptick at 7.4 per cent. The Red Deer economic region reported the lowest unemployment rate at 5.9 per cent, while Calgary reported the highest with 8.1 per cent.
