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Another strong year for employment growth in Alberta

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According to Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey, employment rose 55,500 in Alberta in 2012 or by 2.7% from 2011, the highest provincial growth rate. Most of the employment gains were recorded... More ≫

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According to Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey, employment rose 55,500 in Alberta in 2012 or by 2.7% from 2011, the highest provincial growth rate. Most of the employment gains were recorded in the Edmonton and Calgary regions. Alberta’s unemployment rate fell to a four-year low of 4.6%.

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Which sector is Alberta’s largest manufacturing sector?

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Using the three commonly accepted yardsticks for ranking an economy’s sectors we will examine which is Alberta’s largest manufacturing sector. There is no easy answer to the above question as all... More ≫

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Using the three commonly accepted yardsticks for ranking an economy’s sectors we will examine which is Alberta’s largest manufacturing sector. There is no easy answer to the above question as all three yardsticks rank different sectors on top. Using revenues Alberta’s refineries sector ranks well ahead of the other sectors. If the sectors are ranked using employment as the yardstick, fabricated metals ranks first. Finally, on a GDP basis machinery is the top ranked manufacturing sector in Alberta.

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Weekly economic review [2012]

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Weekly newsletter containing economic commentary, analysis and statistics examining Alberta’s economy, labour market, price indices, household sector and business sector.

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How well have Alberta’s sectors weathered the “great recession”?

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Although Alberta’s economy was harder hit during the “great recession” than most other provincial economies, by 2011 Alberta’s GDP had fully recovered from the downturn. In this commentary we will... More ≫

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Although Alberta’s economy was harder hit during the “great recession” than most other provincial economies, by 2011 Alberta’s GDP had fully recovered from the downturn. In this commentary we will show that most of Alberta’s major sectors have indeed managed to recover quite well from this downturn, by examining real GDP growth between 2008 and 2011.

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Alberta’s labour pressures

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Recent trends in the number of job vacancies and on-line job postings suggest that labour pressures have risen in Alberta since the end of the “great recession” and that these labour pressures are... More ≫

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Recent trends in the number of job vacancies and on-line job postings suggest that labour pressures have risen in Alberta since the end of the “great recession” and that these labour pressures are much more severe in Alberta than in the rest of Canada.

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Crude oil exports are driving economic growth again in Alberta

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Surging crude oil exports provided a large boost to exports and to economic growth in 2011 and oil exports are again growing rapidly in 2012. Strong growth in oil volumes is mainly the result of... More ≫

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Surging crude oil exports provided a large boost to exports and to economic growth in 2011 and oil exports are again growing rapidly in 2012. Strong growth in oil volumes is mainly the result of very strong growth in oil sands production, and to a lesser degree because of a small recovery in conventional oil production.

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Weekly economic review [2011]

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Weekly newsletter containing economic commentary, analysis and statistics examining Alberta’s economy, labour market, price indices, household sector and business sector.

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Weekly economic review [2010]

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Weekly newsletter containing economic commentary, analysis and statistics examining Alberta’s economy, labour market, price indices, household sector and business sector.

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Weekly economic review [2009]

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Weekly newsletter containing economic commentary, analysis and statistics examining Alberta’s economy, labour market, price indices, household sector and business sector.

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Weekly economic review [2008]

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Weekly newsletter containing economic commentary, analysis and statistics examining Alberta’s economy, labour market, price indices, household sector and business sector.

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