Net Interprovincial Migration vs Brent Oil Price | Alberta (1988–2023)
Long-run net interprovincial migration compared with Brent oil price swings — highlighting how people flows respond to economic and energy cycles.
Economy & Energy Insights — Calgary and Alberta through labour, business, and oil cycles.
Calgary’s economy is driven by a mix of energy production, labour market dynamics, and population growth. This section provides multi-year indicators covering employment, unemployment, energy output, major projects, and economic activity.
Long-run net interprovincial migration compared with Brent oil price swings — highlighting how people flows respond to economic and energy cycles.
Calgary’s unemployment dynamics plotted against Brent FOB — where cycles move together, and where local conditions break away from the oil story.
Track total businesses, new incorporations, and 1/3/5-year survival across Alberta’s major cities — compare Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Airdrie, and St. Albert across time.
Explore how Alberta’s business landscape is composed by industry. Use the year slider and city buttons to compare Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Airdrie, and St. Albert — trend lines plus a year-specific pie for clear composition.
See how Calgary’s labour market shifts across industries — year-over-year changes plus a year-specific pie to quickly read which sectors are gaining or losing share.