AlbertaLabour1990–2025 · Annual

How did the employment rate for people aged 15 and over change in Alberta?

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The answer

Employment rate for people aged 15 and over decreased in Alberta.

What this answer shows

Measure
Employment rate for people aged 15 and over
Area shown
Alberta
Period
1990–2025Annual
Unit
Percent

Selected details

Measure
Employment rate
Age group
15 years and over

Employment rate for people aged 15 and over fell from 67.6% to 63.9% between 1990 and 2025—a decrease of 3.7 percentage points. It reached an observed low of 61.1% in 2020 before ending at 63.9% in 2025.

Overall change
-3.7 percentage points
Decrease
Start · 1990
67.6%
Latest · 2025
63.9%

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Employment rate for people aged 15 and over in Alberta

Annual · 36 observations · 1990–2025

Selected period2025
  • Employment rate for people aged 15 and over63.9%
Observed high
71.9%2008
Observed low
61.1%2020
Employment rate for people aged 15 and over fell from 67.6% to 63.9% between 1990 and 2025—a decrease of 3.7 percentage points. It reached an observed low of 61.1% in 2020 before ending at 63.9% in 2025. The chart covers 1990 to 2025. Values are shown in Percent.Percent60%65%70%75%199019962002200820132019202567.6%63.9%

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Exact values36 observations · 1990–2025

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Employment rate for people aged 15 and over in Alberta
PeriodEmployment rate for people aged 15 and over
2025Latest63.9%
202464.4%
202365.4%
202265.5%
202163.7%
202061.1%
201966.8%
201867.1%
201766.3%
201666.3%
201568.8%
201469.4%
201369.9%
201270.3%
201169.7%
201068.4%
200969.5%
200871.9%
200771.8%
200671%
200569.8%
200470.1%
200369.8%
200269.1%
200168.9%
200068.6%
199968.4%
199868.6%
199767.9%
199667.4%
199566.6%
199465.7%
199364.9%
199265.4%
199166.6%
199067.6%

About this data

Data shown through 2025Table updated

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