Nearly a quarter-million more Albertans lost work in April as the economic shutdown due to COVID-19 continued, with young workers — particularly young women — being disproportionately affected. These are also sectors where there's a lot of employment of part-time workers, and young workers, in particular." There were 1.969 million Albertans working in mid-April, according to new estimates released Friday from Statistics Canada. When looking at the total "potential" labour force, he said, 32 per cent of Albertans who could be working are not. Kenney said his government has already provided $15 billion in relief for Alberta workers and businesses, including emergency isolation payments and a break on WCB premiums.

Source: CBC News May 08, 2020 17:14 UTC