Labour Market Data

The numbers behind every workforce decision.

The region's key labour market figures - unemployment, job vacancies, offered wages and in-demand occupations - each taken from the official source and linked to it, so you can check the latest release yourself.

Alberta labour market information Where the data comes from

6.3%

Red Deer unemployment rate

September 2026 · Alberta 6.8%

Statistics Canada

3,180

Job vacancies

Red Deer economic region · Q2 2026

Statistics Canada

$26.75

Average offered hourly wage

Vacant positions · Q2 2026

Statistics Canada

Job vacancies

3,180 open positions last quarter.

Vacancies in the Red Deer economic region rose 44% from the previous quarter and are 18% higher than a year earlier. The vacancy rate - open positions as a share of all jobs - was 3.6%, above Alberta's 3.1%.

Statistics Canada table 14-10-0441-01

Quarter

Vacancies

Rate

Q2 2025

2,685

3.1%

Q3 2025

2,595

2.8%

Q4 2025

2,355

2.5%

Q1 2026

2,215

2.3%

Q2 2026 Latest

3,180

3.6%

Red Deer economic region, quarterly, not seasonally adjusted. Bars are drawn to scale against the highest quarter.

Unemployment

Down from 9.0% to 6.3% since December.

Red Deer's unemployment rate peaked at 9.0% in Dec 2025 and was 6.3% in Sep 2026, against 6.8% for Alberta. 63,000 people were employed, about 1,900 more than the month before, and the participation rate was 69.8% (Alberta 68.9%).

Statistics Canada table 14-10-0459-01

Red Deer Alberta

Oct 2025

8.6%

7.8%

Nov 2025

8.9%

7.3%

Dec 2025

9.0%

7.0%

Jan 2026

8.1%

6.6%

Feb 2026

7.2%

6.5%

Mar 2026

6.3%

6.4%

Apr 2026

6.2%

6.6%

May 2026

6.6%

6.7%

Jun 2026

7.4%

6.9%

Jul 2026

7.6%

6.9%

Aug 2026

7.3%

6.9%

Sep 2026

6.3%

6.8%

Three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted. Red Deer census metropolitan area. Scale 0-10%.

In-demand roles & wages

Roles the region needs - and what they pay.

The BREWD Regional Strategy points to a continued shortfall of nurses and patient-care aides, and demand for mechanics, machinists and transportation roles. Each role below opens its profile on ALIS, the Government of Alberta's career site, with wages, duties, education and outlook.

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Every figure on this page comes from one of these publishers. Follow the link for the latest release, more detail, or a different region or occupation.

Unemployment & employment

Labour Force Survey for Red Deer and Alberta - table 14-10-0459-01.

Statistics Canada · Monthly

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Job vacancies & offered wages

Job Vacancy and Wage Survey by economic region - table 14-10-0441-01.

Statistics Canada · Quarterly

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Wages by occupation

Look up hourly and annual wages for hundreds of occupations, by region.

Government of Alberta (ALIS) · Alberta Wage and Salary Survey

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Occupations in Alberta

Duties, education, wages and outlook for every occupation profile.

Government of Alberta (ALIS) · Ongoing

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Job market forecasts

Alberta's occupational outlook - forecast shortages and surpluses by occupation.

Government of Alberta · Every two years

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Regional profile

Population, labour force, key industries and business statistics for Red Deer.

The City of Red Deer · Varies by indicator

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Alberta labour market information

Province-wide labour force statistics, reports and analysis.

Government of Alberta · Monthly

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BREWD business survey

What 698 regional businesses said about hiring, training and growth.

Central Alberta First · Next survey 2027

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Need more detail?

The Government of Alberta publishes these indicators province-wide, with reports and analysis behind them. For what regional businesses told us directly, read the BREWD findings.

Alberta labour market information Read the BREWD findings