October 19, 2018
Retail sales in Alberta were virtually unchanged between July and August and spending was only 1.2 per cent off the record high achieved in May of this year. Total sales were 2.5 per cent higher compared to the previous 12 months.
October 18, 2018
The number of people receiving employment insurance dropped in August, down to 52,300. The last time EI numbers were this low was back in the spring of 2015, when Alberta’s economy was just starting to feel the effects of the recession.
October 17, 2018
Alberta's manufacturing sales took a break in August. The value of shipments from all manufacturers in Alberta was $6.6 billion (seasonally adjusted), representing nearly a one per cent drop from July.
October 16, 2018
One indicator of the gradually improving economy in Alberta has been the job market. Finding good quality employment is often a challenge, but for women, there are signs it is improving.
October 15, 2018
For dozens of communities along the western and northern regions of Alberta, it’s not cattle, wheat or even oil that drives the economy. It’s forestry.