Alberta unemployment remained steady ahead of Trump tariffs [Video]

While Canada’s unemployment rate was virtually unchanged in February from a month earlier, the latest information from Statistics Canada reveals a mixed picture of  Alberta’s jobless numbers.

In Calgary the unemployment rate in February dropped significantly — down from 7.7 per cent in January to 7.3 per cent in February — after months of stubbornly staying close to 8 per cent.

In Edmonton the rate was down just slightly from 7.2 in January to 7.1 per cent in February.

The jobless rate also dropped in Lethbridge from 5.2 to 5 per cent.

However, in Red Deer the unemployment rate remains much higher at 9.6 per cent, virtually unchanged from January’s 9.7 per cent rate — the highest rate of any of Canada’s major cities.

Nationally, Statistics Canada said the unemployment rate held steady at 6.6 per cent as the county’s population growth eased to its slowest pace in almost three years.

Provincially, Alberta’s unemployment …