Alberta Province Profile

Report Page Length: 5-8
Published: October 2009
   
   
Chapters Include:
The Big Picture Employment Data
Major Industry Update Local Real Estate Summary
Website Resources
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Alberta Province Profile Excerpt

Small businesses optimistic about 2010, but concerned about recessionary effects and cash flow; Alberta leads nation in bankruptcies and consumer spending decline; province faces record budget deficit, due partly to weak fuel prices and wood exports.

  • Province job growth fell 2.0% in September 2009 from a year ago; national job growth fell 2.1%.
  • Province unemployment averaged 7.1% in September 2009; the national average was 8.4%.
  • Average weekly earnings rose 4.0% to $943 in July 2009 from a year ago.
  • Provincial revenue rose 1.1% in FY 2009 from the previous year.
  • Exports fell 39.9% to $38.7 billion in the first seven months of 2009 from a year ago.
 
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