[David A]

I feel the rush of people moving here probably diminishes in fall and students are going back to school, so hopefully the unemployment rate will start to come back down here over the next several months regardless of whatever happens nationally.

This is a recent Calgary news article, but I think it applies to Edmonton, as much if not even more.

Varcoe: More jobs but more people jobless — What's behind Alberta's employment conundrum?

This apparent contradiction can be partly explained by another phenomenon: Alberta’s persistent population boom, experts tell Chris Varcoe.

calgaryherald.com