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Central Alberta, Canada
Data Dashboards

Ask the region a question.

Interactive dashboards that turn Central Alberta's workforce and economic data into answers - for employers planning a hire, councils writing a report, students picking a program, and researchers who need the underlying numbers.

14 dashboards · 67 tracked metrics · refreshed daily

The catalogue

Every dashboard, and what it answers.

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Regional jobs

Vacancies, applications and hires across all sectors.

  • “Which sectors are hiring right now?”
  • “How long do roles stay open?”
View vacancy data 8 metrics
Workforce

Wage trends

Median, P25 and P75 wages over five years, by occupation.

  • “What should we pay for this role?”
  • “Are wages keeping up?”
View wage data 6 metrics
Workforce

Demand-supply gap

Open roles against trained graduates, by training program.

  • “Where will we run short of people?”
Open the talent map 5 metrics
Workforce

Training pipeline

Enrolment and completion across regional post-secondary programs.

  • “Which programs feed which jobs?”
Dashboard in development 4 metrics planned
Economy

Trade & logistics

QE2 corridor freight volumes and intermodal throughput.

  • “How much moves through the corridor?”
Dashboard in development 3 metrics planned
Economy

Housing & permits

Residential starts, permits and rental vacancy by community.

  • “Can we house the people we recruit?”
View housing data 5 metrics
People

Demographics

Population, age structure, migration and education attainment.

  • “Who lives here, and who is arriving?”
Dashboard in development 6 metrics planned
People

Newcomer outcomes

Settlement, employment and five-year retention indicators.

  • “Do newcomers stay, and do they find work?”
Dashboard in development 5 metrics planned
People

Commuting patterns

Where the region's workforce travels from, and how far.

  • “How far will people travel to work?”
Dashboard in development 3 metrics planned
Evidence

BREWD findings

Survey barriers and hiring outlook, by sector and community.

  • “What are employers telling us?”
Read the findings 4 metrics

Not sure where to start

Two dashboards, depending on why you came.

Most questions are answered by a pair - one to size the picture, one to check the direction.

Hiring for a role

Wage trends Regional jobs

Set the pay band, then check how contested the role is.

Writing a council report

Sector composition Business counts

Lead with what drives the economy, then show the direction of travel.

Choosing a program

Demand-supply gap Wage trends

Find where people will be short, then what those roles pay.

Researching the region

Demographics BREWD findings

Start with the population picture, then the employer evidence.

Where the numbers come from

Every number has a named parent.

Nightly ingest, daily refresh

Monthly + quarterly

Statistics Canada

Labour force survey, job vacancy and wage survey, census demographics.

Monthly

Alberta labour data

Provincial employment, apprenticeship registrations and occupational outlooks.

Per cycle

BREWD survey

Regional business barriers, hiring intent and community-level findings.

Bring the evidence to the meeting, not after it.

Filter any of the 14 dashboards to your sector and community, export the view, and drop it straight into the council report or board pack you're already writing.

Labour market data BREWD findings