Calgary Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in Calgary was 7.8% as of May 2025, up 0.4% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 7.7% below the peak from June 2020 but remains above the long-run average.
There were 9,100 fewer full-time jobs in May 2025 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a gain of 9,600 part-time positions, this led to an increase of 500 total jobs in May.
Full-time employment was still down 25,700 jobs from the peak in February 2025.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.