The Business Council of Alberta's latest winter snapshot has the province's economy showing signs of strain as national and global pressures begin to take a toll.
The Business Council of Alberta's latest winter snapshot has the province's economy showing signs of strain as national and global pressures begin to take a toll.
"But if you rewind back for about, let's say, the previous six months, there hasn't been a lot of job growth.""The number of vacant jobs that companies have, what they would post and positions they are trying to fill – they're basically canceling those," said Holden.The report outlines that job creation has particularly slowed in the goods-producing sectors, including oil and gas, where growth is now less than one per cent annually.
An employee works on a modular home component at NRB Modular Solutions in Calgary, Friday, April 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntoshA key driver of Alberta's economy remains the growing population. The province's population grew by 4.1 per cent recently, with nearly half of that growth attributed to temporary residents.
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