August 23, 2022

The Brief: Tackling Long-Term Unemployment in Alberta

38 minutes

For a long time, Alberta's labour market was strong. If you lost a job, it wouldn't be long before you were hired elsewhere. However, over the past several years, Alberta's labour market has been some turmoil, and Albertans have navigated employment and unemployment through oil price crashes, global pandemics, and more.

And just a few short months ago, Alberta's long-term unemployment rate was one of the highest in Canada—the second highest in fact. Recent job news shows that long-term unemployment in Alberta is improving, we still have a problem that needs fixing.

On this episode, we're talking to Becky Penrice, the Executive Vice President at ATCO and take a closer look at unemployment in the province, broader workforce developments and trends impacting talent attraction, and how we can continue to ensure that Albertans have access to the jobs and the skills they need to succeed and so much more.

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