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Alberta’s unemployment continues to grow

February 8, 2019 6:38 pm MST.
Alberta’s already high unemployment rate rose to 6.8 percent in January, according to Statistics Canada. As Sarolta Saskiw reports, those who work in the oil and gas sector say the oil crisis has had a significant impact.

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