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How the current slowdown is affecting Alberta’s municipalities – September update

Description

The current economic recession has resulted in rapidly rising unemployment and a surge in the number of Employment Insurance beneficiaries in Alberta. The hardest hit municipalities are those that depend on the oil and gas services sector which saw the largest employment losses during the past year or on sectors that in turn depend on the oil and gas sector such as construction, manufacturing and engineering services. The wildfires in the Wood Buffalo area have led to sharp increases in EI beneficiaries in May and June.

Updated

September 8, 2016

Tags
economics municipalities

Title and publication information

Type
Fact Sheet
Series Title

Economic commentary

Extent

7 pages

Frequency

Once

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

Economic Development and Trade

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Resource Dates

Date Created

2016-09-08

Date Added

2016-10-06T18:49:54.970428

Date Modified

2016-09-08

Date Issued

2016-09-08

Audience information

Identifiers

NEOS catalogue key

7582928

Usage / Licence

Contact

Contact Name

Alberta Economic Development and Trade