How does Calgary’s labour market measure up? Here’s a quick snapshot.

Calgary:

• Tied with Edmonton for the second lowest unemployment rate of major Canadian cities in 2010 at 6.8 per cent
• Has had the highest wages and salaries per employee in Canada for the past 14 years ($63,332 per employee in 2010)
• Had the highest labour force productivity in Canada in 2010 at $90,240 real GDP per worker
• Has the country’s highest labour force participation rate at 74.7 per cent (2010)
• Had the highest employment-to-population ratio in Canada at 58.7 per cent (2006)
• Has 78.8 per cent of its population within the core working age group of 25 to 54 (20010)
• Has had the highest total labour force growth over the past 10 years (2001-2010) in Canada (28.5 per cent)
• Has the second youngest population in Canada with a median age of just 35.8 (2010)