Chart 3
Employment in natural resources¹ in Alberta

thousands 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 Jan. 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Dec. 2015
1.
Includes forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, as well as oil and gas extraction.
Source(s):
CANSIM table 282-0088.

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Employment in natural resources¹ in Alberta
  thousands
January 2008 151.6
February 2008 150.5
March 2008 149.9
April 2008 149.4
May 2008 149.9
June 2008 150.7
July 2008 150.9
August 2008 149.3
September 2008 154.6
October 2008 155.9
November 2008 153.5
December 2008 151.0
January 2009 147.6
February 2009 144.4
March 2009 143.6
April 2009 139.7
May 2009 139.8
June 2009 138.9
July 2009 137.3
August 2009 134.9
September 2009 131.5
October 2009 127.3
November 2009 131.0
December 2009 133.1
January 2010 136.4
February 2010 138.0
March 2010 136.9
April 2010 136.2
May 2010 137.2
June 2010 136.0
July 2010 141.7
August 2010 141.7
September 2010 143.1
October 2010 139.7
November 2010 142.9
December 2010 146.6
January 2011 145.9
February 2011 145.0
March 2011 148.4
April 2011 148.4
May 2011 144.9
June 2011 145.9
July 2011 146.7
August 2011 145.0
September 2011 152.3
October 2011 157.1
November 2011 162.9
December 2011 165.0
January 2012 169.4
February 2012 171.4
March 2012 171.0
April 2012 178.1
May 2012 181.1
June 2012 179.0
July 2012 177.5
August 2012 178.8
September 2012 176.8
October 2012 176.1
November 2012 174.4
December 2012 171.5
January 2013 169.1
February 2013 171.0
March 2013 170.2
April 2013 169.4
May 2013 171.3
June 2013 170.4
July 2013 170.4
August 2013 171.4
September 2013 174.3
October 2013 177.9
November 2013 179.0
December 2013 177.4
January 2014 177.1
February 2014 178.3
March 2014 176.6
April 2014 181.5
May 2014 177.8
June 2014 179.7
July 2014 181.3
August 2014 178.4
September 2014 185.2
October 2014 174.5
November 2014 168.9
December 2014 172.9
January 2015 171.9
February 2015 164.9
March 2015 167.8
April 2015 164.3
May 2015 160.5
June 2015 158.8
July 2015 157.1
August 2015 156.2
September 2015 157.4
October 2015 152.9
November 2015 152.2
December 2015 152.0
1.
Includes forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, as well as oil and gas extraction.
Source(s):
CANSIM table 282-0088.
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