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• Calgary had the highest total labour force growth at 36% and annual average growth of 3.5% over the past 10 years (1995-2004)

Total Labour Force Growth, Canadian CMA’s (1995-2004)

• Calgary had the highest labour force participation rate in 2004 at 75.5%
• Consistently, Calgary experienced the highest labour force participation rate for the past 10 years with an average annual rate of 74.7% (1995-2004)

Average Annual Participation Rate, Canadian CMA’s (1995-2004)

• Calgary had the highest total employment growth at a rate of 40.7% over the past 10 years (1995-2004)

Total Employment Growth, Canadian CMA’s (1995-2004)

• Calgary had the highest average annual growth rate of employment at 4.0% over the past 10 years (1995-2004)
• Calgary experienced the lowest 5-year average annual unemployment rate of 5.0% (2000-2004)

Average Annual Unemployment Rate, Canadian CMA’s (2000- 2004)

• Calgary had the lowest 10-year average annual unemployment rate of 5.7% (1995-2004)
• Calgary experienced the highest employment-to-population ratio at 57.7%
• 49% of Calgarians within the core working age group of 25 - 54
• Calgary's labor force is the most productive in Canada at $75,845 real GDP per worker