Could Alberta's job market become a federal election issue? | CBC News

CBC - 22/04
As the election nears, the major federal political parties are mindful about keeping Canadians working amid the U.S. trade war. But data shows Canada — including Alberta — is experiencing a competitive labour market, with relatively high unemployment and few job vacancies.

Matthias Friedel has witnessed up close shifts in the local labour market over the past five years, when he took over as the Edmonton-based branch manager for Prime Staffing, an employment agency.

A disturbing trend, however, has been its pool of job seekers more than doubling from about 20,000 to 44,000 in that time, he said. The clientele of employers has grown, too, but not at the same rate.

"It's a bit of a scary time, because so many people are looking for work and then there's just not enough jobs," Friedel said.

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