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Labour Economic Monitor (October 2007)

Labour Economic Monitor (October 2007)

As the economic boom in Alberta reached its crest over the last two years, employers and the business media alerted the public to a new problem: the “labour shortage”. At first this was described as a shortage of skilled labour, especially in the construction and health care sectors. Very quickly, however, the “hospitality sector” was identified as another area of the economy starved for labour.