New jobs as a whole good in Alberta, but a slide has surfacedBy MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 11, 2026. Monthly labour statistics from indicate that while Canada’s unemployment rate is steadily improving, Alberta’s has stagnated for the past few months of 2026. Alberta’s unemployment rate of 7 per cent in the month of July was tied for the second highest in Canada with New Brunswick. It is the lowest national unemployment rate in two years. The Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region continues to have the highest three-month moving average unemployment rate in the province at 7.8 per cent.