{"id":299827,"date":"2025-10-13T11:48:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T11:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/299827\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T11:48:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T11:48:15","slug":"alberta-gained-42500-jobs-in-sep-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/299827\/","title":{"rendered":"Alberta gained 42,500 jobs in Sep 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

The federal government released their September 2025 job numbers yesterday<\/a>, and job numbers are up in Alberta.<\/p>\n

The net decrease to jobs between last month and August was 42,500<\/strong>. Keep in mind that in July and August, we saw a combined decrease of 30,800, so this increase is more like 11,300. Not only that, but since the start of 2025, Alberta has seen a net gain of just 30,500 jobs.<\/p>\n

Among workers 25 years of age and older, men saw the largest increase between August and September. There were 18,900 more men over 25 at work last month compared to August. Those numbers improve to a gain of 33,600 if you include those who are 15\u201324 years old.<\/p>\n

Men lost a combined 39,600 jobs in July and August.<\/p>\n

Women, however, saw an increase of 10,300 in those 25 years old and older finding new work compared to those working in August. When you add in the younger cohort, it drops to to an 8,800 increase.<\/p>\n

Statistics Canada provided no data on non-binary or intersex workers.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how Alberta\u2019s job numbers compare to the other provinces:<\/p>\nAug 2025Sep 2025Change<\/tr>\n\nAB<\/td>\n2,563,100<\/td>\n2,605,600<\/td>\n42,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nON<\/td>\n8,191,000<\/td>\n8,199,800<\/td>\n8,800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nBC<\/td>\n2,936,900<\/td>\n2,944,700<\/td>\n7,800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nNB<\/td>\n401,200<\/td>\n405,900<\/td>\n4,700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nMB<\/td>\n736,200<\/td>\n740,100<\/td>\n3,900<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nNS<\/td>\n524,100<\/td>\n525,400<\/td>\n1,300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSK<\/td>\n621,000<\/td>\n620,300<\/td>\n-700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nPEI<\/td>\n93,800<\/td>\n92,900<\/td>\n-900<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nNL<\/td>\n242,900<\/td>\n240,700<\/td>\n-2,200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nQC<\/td>\n4,644,500<\/td>\n4,639,800<\/td>\n-4,700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Alberta had the largest increase in jobs among all the provinces, with 42,500 jobs added, as mentioned earlier. Ontario came in second, with 8,800 new jobs, followed by BC at 7,800.<\/p>\n

Qu\u00e9bec had the largest decrease, losing 4,700 jobs, followed by Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island, at 2,200 and 900, respectively.<\/p>\n

12 industries in Alberta actually saw an increase in jobs in September. Of those, construction had the highest gains: 8,400.<\/p>\n

The 4 remaining sectors reported by Statistics Canada saw job losses, with the \u201ctransportation and warehousing\u201d sector losing the most, at 8,100 jobs:<\/p>\n\nTransportation & warehousing<\/td>\n-8,100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nInformation, culture & recreation<\/td>\n-7,100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nAccommodation & food services<\/td>\n-3,400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nFinance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing<\/td>\n-3,300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Combined, these 4 industries lost 21,900 jobs.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Labour Force Survey in brief: Interactive app, Statistics Canada<\/a><\/p>\n

Compared to a year ago, the industry with the highest job gains<\/a> was \u201ceducational services\u201d, increasing by over 24,000 jobs, a jump of 14.89%.<\/p>\n

The \u201cforestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil & gas\u201d sector saw the largest decrease over the last year, losing 16,500 jobs, which was about 10.31%. They had the largest annual decrease in July and August, too.<\/p>\nSep 2024Sep 2025Change% change<\/tr>\n\nEducational services<\/td>\n162,500<\/td>\n186,700<\/td>\n24,200<\/td>\n14.89%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nPublic administration<\/td>\n125,300<\/td>\n139,800<\/td>\n14,500<\/td>\n11.57%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nHealth care & social assistance<\/td>\n333,000<\/td>\n347,300<\/td>\n14,300<\/td>\n4.29%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nFinance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing<\/td>\n134,700<\/td>\n146,900<\/td>\n12,200<\/td>\n9.06%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nConstruction<\/td>\n243,800<\/td>\n255,900<\/td>\n12,100<\/td>\n4.96%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nAccommodation & food services<\/td>\n144,300<\/td>\n152,900<\/td>\n8,600<\/td>\n5.96%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nTransportation & warehousing<\/td>\n141,000<\/td>\n149,300<\/td>\n8,300<\/td>\n5.89%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nAgriculture<\/td>\n34,000<\/td>\n41,000<\/td>\n7,000<\/td>\n20.59%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nBusiness, building & other support services<\/td>\n78,100<\/td>\n84,700<\/td>\n6,600<\/td>\n8.45%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nProfessional, scientific & technical services<\/td>\n243,200<\/td>\n249,700<\/td>\n6,500<\/td>\n2.67%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nUtilities<\/td>\n18,600<\/td>\n24,600<\/td>\n6,000<\/td>\n32.26%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nInformation, culture & recreation<\/td>\n82,900<\/td>\n86,900<\/td>\n4,000<\/td>\n4.83%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nOther services (except public administration)<\/td>\n100,000<\/td>\n98,600<\/td>\n-1,400<\/td>\n-1.40%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nManufacturing<\/td>\n150,500<\/td>\n146,100<\/td>\n-4,400<\/td>\n-2.92%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nWholesale & retail trade<\/td>\n358,300<\/td>\n351,800<\/td>\n-6,500<\/td>\n-1.81%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nForestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil & gas<\/td>\n160,000<\/td>\n143,500<\/td>\n-16,500<\/td>\n-10.31%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

The report<\/a> from Statistics Canada also shows that Alberta\u2019s private sector grew by 24,800<\/strong> between August and September. There were 28,300 more private-sector jobs as there were this time last year.<\/p>\n

In contrast, public sector jobs were up by 7,800<\/strong> over August, and Alberta had 51,600 more public sector workers compared to September 2024.<\/p>\n

Self employed jobs were up by 9,800<\/strong> over August and up by 15,600 over September 2024.<\/p>\n

Part-time jobs grew<\/strong> last month. Alberta gained 23,500 part-time jobs (seasonally adjusted) between August<\/a> and September.<\/p>\n

In contrast, Alberta gained 18,800 full-time jobs during the same period, short of making up for the 38,400 full-time jobs they lost in July, even if we add in the 9,600 jobs gained in August. So far, in 2025, however, we have had a net gain of 17,800 full-time jobs.<\/p>\n

These full-time gains last month were mostly men workers (17,700), with only 1,200 more women working full-time. The part-time jobs were a gain for both men (1,200) and women (7,600).<\/p>\n

In June 2019, the month before the Job Creation Tax Cut came into effect, there were 1,886,700 people working full-time. Last month, there were 2,138,200. That means that there are 251,500 more full-time jobs<\/strong> than there were before the UCP cut the tax on corporate profits.<\/p>\n

While more full-time jobs does seem like a good thing, let\u2019s take a look at how much of a percentage of total jobs are full-time jobs. In June 2019, full-time jobs made up 82.50% of all jobs in the province.<\/p>\n

Last month, they were at 82.06%, meaning that in the 6 years since the UCP government introduced the so-called Job Creation Tax Cut, the percentage of Alberta workers being employed in full-time positions has not increased.<\/p>\n

In fact, there were only a handful of times during 2023 when this number passed 82.5%, but it was always only marginally and came right back down the following month. And only once in 2024 (July) did it pass the mark. June and August were the only months in 2025, so far, that it has risen above 82.5%.<\/p>\n

Speaking of full-time jobs, median wages<\/a> for full-time workers in Alberta grew by 1.27\u00a2, from $34.07 in August to $53.34 last month, reaching a new high.<\/p>\n

Part-time wages remained unchanged at $19.00 an hour, marking 3 months in a row it has not moved.<\/p>\n

The median wage for both full-time and part-time jobs grew from $31.96 in August to $32.00 last month, 81\u00a2 behind British Columbia, putting Alberta in second place, tied with Ontario.<\/p>\n

Alberta had the second highest median full-time hourly wage in September 2025, 21\u00a2 behind BC and 55\u00a2 ahead of Ontario.<\/p>\n\nBC<\/td>\n$35.55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nAB<\/td>\n$35.34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nON<\/td>\n$35.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nQC<\/td>\n$33.22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSK<\/td>\n$31.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nNL<\/td>\n$31.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nNS<\/td>\n$30.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nPEI<\/td>\n$29.33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nNB<\/td>\n$28.95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nMB<\/td>\n$28.85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Alberta was tied with Qu\u00e9bec for the fourth largest increase in median hourly wages for full-time wages over the past 12 months, down from second highest in July.<\/p>\nSep 2024Sep 2025Change<\/tr>\n\nNS<\/td>\n$27.78<\/td>\n$30.00<\/td>\n$2.22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nPEI<\/td>\n$27.50<\/td>\n$29.33<\/td>\n$1.83<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nON<\/td>\n$33.65<\/td>\n$35.00<\/td>\n$1.35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nAB<\/td>\n$34.12<\/td>\n$35.34<\/td>\n$1.22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nQC<\/td>\n$32.00<\/td>\n$33.22<\/td>\n$1.22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nNL<\/td>\n$30.00<\/td>\n$31.00<\/td>\n$1.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nMB<\/td>\n$28.00<\/td>\n$28.85<\/td>\n$0.85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nNB<\/td>\n$28.37<\/td>\n$28.95<\/td>\n$0.58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nBC<\/td>\n$35.00<\/td>\n$35.55<\/td>\n$0.55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSK<\/td>\n$31.00<\/td>\n$31.50<\/td>\n$0.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

For part-time workers, Alberta had the third highest median hourly wage, behind BC, Ontario, and Qu\u00e9bec.<\/p>\n\nBC<\/td>\n$23.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nON<\/td>\n$20.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nQC<\/td>\n$20.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nAB<\/td>\n$19.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSK<\/td>\n$18.75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nNS<\/td>\n$18.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nNB<\/td>\n$18.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nNL<\/td>\n$18.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nPEI<\/td>\n$17.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nMB<\/td>\n$17.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Alberta drops to last place when we look at median hourly part-time wages over the last year.<\/p>\nSep 2024Sep 2025Change<\/tr>\n\nON<\/td>\n$18.50<\/td>\n$20.00<\/td>\n$1.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nBC<\/td>\n$22.00<\/td>\n$23.00<\/td>\n$1.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nNB<\/td>\n$17.00<\/td>\n$18.00<\/td>\n$1.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nNL<\/td>\n$17.05<\/td>\n$18.00<\/td>\n$0.95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nNS<\/td>\n$18.00<\/td>\n$18.50<\/td>\n$0.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nQC<\/td>\n$20.00<\/td>\n$20.00<\/td>\n$0.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nPEI<\/td>\n$17.50<\/td>\n$17.50<\/td>\n$0.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nMB<\/td>\n$17.64<\/td>\n$17.50<\/td>\n-$0.14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSK<\/td>\n$19.00<\/td>\n$18.75<\/td>\n-$0.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nAB<\/td>\n$19.54<\/td>\n$19.00<\/td>\n-$0.54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

By industry, Alberta wages increased in 7 of the 16 reported sectors. They remained unchanged in 4 and decreased in the other 5.<\/p>\nAug 2025Sep 2025Change<\/tr>\n\nUtilities<\/td>\n$51.25<\/td>\n$55.00<\/td>\n$3.75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nOther services (except public administration)<\/td>\n$25.15<\/td>\n$28.60<\/td>\n$3.45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nAgriculture<\/td>\n$27.69<\/td>\n$30.00<\/td>\n$2.31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nPublic administration<\/td>\n$43.71<\/td>\n$45.12<\/td>\n$1.41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nFinance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing<\/td>\n$38.00<\/td>\n$39.18<\/td>\n$1.18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nConstruction<\/td>\n$36.00<\/td>\n$36.50<\/td>\n$0.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nInformation, culture and recreation<\/td>\n$23.50<\/td>\n$23.75<\/td>\n$0.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nForestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil & gas<\/td>\n$52.00<\/td>\n$52.00<\/td>\n$0.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nManufacturing<\/td>\n$30.20<\/td>\n$30.20<\/td>\n$0.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nBusiness, building & other support services<\/td>\n$23.00<\/td>\n$23.00<\/td>\n$0.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nAccommodation & food services<\/td>\n$17.00<\/td>\n$17.00<\/td>\n$0.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nHealth care & social assistance<\/td>\n$29.00<\/td>\n$28.60<\/td>\n-$0.40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nWholesale & retail trade<\/td>\n$23.50<\/td>\n$23.08<\/td>\n-$0.42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nProfessional, scientific & technical services<\/td>\n$42.31<\/td>\n$41.83<\/td>\n-$0.48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nTransportation & warehousing<\/td>\n$35.00<\/td>\n$33.00<\/td>\n-$2.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nEducational services<\/td>\n$41.59<\/td>\n$38.46<\/td>\n-$3.13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Alberta saw its unemployment rate drop to 7.8%<\/strong>. It was 8.4% in August, 7.8% in July, 6.8% in June, 7.4% in May, 7.1% in March and April, and 6.7% in December and the first 2 months of 2025.<\/p>\n

Alberta\u2019s labour force increased last month, by 26,700. With having 42,500 more people actually working but only 26,700 more people available to work than in August, it makes sense that our unemployment decreased as much a it did.<\/p>\n

As far as how it compares with the rest of the country, Alberta\u2019s unemployment rate was the fourth highest, behind Newfoundland and Labrador (10.6%), PEI (9.7%), and Ontario (7.8%).<\/p>\n

All but 4 provinces saw an unemployment rate increase last month, but Alberta saw the largest decrease in its unemployment rate, which is a nice change from having the largest increase in July and August.<\/p>\n

Canada saw an increase in employment last month, with jobs across the country rising by 60,400<\/strong>. Those gains were driven primarily by Alberta (42,500).<\/p>\n

The national unemployment rate remained at 7.1%<\/strong>, up from the 6.9% it was at in July, and higher than it was in the previous 3 months, too.<\/p>\n

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