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Labour Force

Central Alberta Labour Market Information

The local contact for Central Alberta labour market information is the Canada/Alberta Service Centre in Red Deer at 430-340-5353. Good web sites are listed below.

Labour Market News is a monthly publication will offer readers with wage information, labour force statistics and up-to-date information on employment, training and workplace happenings in the region.

The Government of Alberta's Employer Connections provide job seekers with relevant information on the need for various occupations available in the Central Region. The Government also provides other valuable resources for job-seekers.

The Alberta Occupational Forecast can help you with decisions whether you are doing work force planning, hiring, providing career advice, or exploring career options.
The Government of Alberta's Monthly Labour Force Statistics provides labour market information including information on the off-reserve Aboriginal Population. Data is from the Statistics Canada monthly Labour Force Survey.
Alberta Learning Information Services is a joint service with Alberta Learning and provides excellent information on wages from the most recent Wage and Salary Survey along with job vacancy rates by occupation, training opportunities, and a host of other information.
Service Canada has several websites that provide labour force information including:
- National Job Bank occupation profiles (search by job) and Alberta Learning and Information Service's occupational profiles.
- Labour Market Information — including wages and salaries by local labour markets.
- National Industry Profiles of 18 sectors including human resources profiles.
Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training provides statistical information on apprenticeships.
Government of Canada has "About your local labour market" on its Labour Market Information site.
Industry Canada provides business and company information.
Statistics Canada provides labour force information.