What share of adults in Lethbridge work?

65.4% of people aged 15 and over in Lethbridge were in the labour force in May 2021 and 59.2% were employed, a participation rate joint 29th highest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site (Canada: 63.7% and 57.1%).

Economy, jobs and prices in Lethbridge, Canada: official figures

The median total income of households in Lethbridge was C$82,000 in 2020, as reported in the 2021 Census, joint 26th lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site; the median for Canada was C$84,000.

Median household income (2020)

C$82,000

2020

Unemployment rate (Census, May 2021)

9.4%

2021

What is the median after-tax household income in Lethbridge?

After income taxes, the median household in Lethbridge had C$73,000 in 2020 (29th lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site; Canada: C$73,000).

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What is the median salary in Lethbridge?

People in Lethbridge who worked full-year, full-time in 2020 had median employment income of C$62,400, joint 30th lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site (Canada: C$63,600).

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What was the unemployment rate in Lethbridge at the 2021 Census?

At the 2021 Census, taken in May 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, the unemployment rate in Lethbridge was 9.4%, 26th lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, below the national 10.3%; 4,880 people aged 15 and over were looking for work.

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What industries do people in Lethbridge work in?

In 2021, 16.7% of the labour force in Lethbridge worked in health care and social assistance, 12.6% in retail trade, 8.2% in manufacturing and 4.8% in professional, scientific and technical services (Canada: 12.7%, 11.1%, 8.0% and 8.1%).

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How do people in Lethbridge get to work?

Of employed residents of Lethbridge commuting to a usual or no fixed workplace in May 2021, 91.6% went by car, truck or van, 2.3% by public transit and 3.6% on foot; 12.9% of all employed residents worked at home (Canada: 7.7% by transit, 24.3% at home).

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What is the unemployment rate in Lethbridge now?

In the three months July to September 2026, the Labour Force Survey put the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the Lethbridge census metropolitan area at 5.5%, 11th lowest of 41 metropolitan areas in the survey, against 8.2% a year earlier and 6.5% for Canada; 60.7% of people aged 15 and over were employed.

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How much is a house worth in Lethbridge?

Owners in Lethbridge valued their homes at a median C$314,000 in 2021, 11th lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site (Canada: C$472,000); median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings were C$1,330 and 61.1% of owner households had a mortgage.

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How much is rent in Lethbridge?

Renter households in Lethbridge paid median monthly shelter costs of C$1,130 in 2021, joint 25th lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site (Canada: C$1,070); 31.8% of households rented their home (Canada: 33.1%).

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How Lethbridge compares with other cities in Canada

Median total household income, 2020 (2021 Census) (2020)

Lethbridge ranks 44 of 69, highest first.

Rank	City	Median total household income, 2020 (2021 Census)
41	Vancouver	C$82,000
42	Gatineau	C$82,000
43	Kelowna	C$82,000
44	Lethbridge	C$82,000
45	Halifax	C$81,000
46	Winnipeg	C$80,000
47	Brantford	C$79,500

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Median employment income of full-year, full-time workers, 2020 (2021 Census) (2020)

Lethbridge ranks 39 of 69, highest first.

Rank	City	Median employment income of full-year, full-time workers, 2020 (2021 Census)
36	Cambridge	C$62,800
37	Halifax	C$62,400
38	Lévis V	C$62,400
39	Lethbridge	C$62,400
40	Victoria	C$62,400
41	Kitchener	C$62,000
42	Terrebonne	C$62,000

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Unemployment rate, census reference week of May 2021 (2021)

Lethbridge ranks 44 of 69, highest first.

Rank	City	Unemployment rate, census reference week of May 2021
41	Regina	9.9%
42	Ottawa - Gatineau	9.7%
43	Burnaby	9.6%
44	Lethbridge	9.4%
45	Gatineau	9.3%
46	Moncton	9.1%
47	Vancouver	9.0%

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Labour force participation rate, May 2021 (2021 Census) (2021)

Lethbridge ranks 31 of 69, highest first.

Rank	City	Labour force participation rate, May 2021 (2021 Census)
28	Halifax	65.5%
29	Kelowna	65.4%
30	Waterloo	65.4%
31	Lethbridge	65.4%
32	Abbotsford	65.3%
33	Longueuil	65.2%
34	Oakville	65.2%

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Median value of owned dwellings, 2021 Census (2021)

Lethbridge ranks 59 of 69, highest first.

Rank	City	Median value of owned dwellings, 2021 Census
56	Regina	C$340,000
57	Red Deer	C$340,000
58	Gatineau	C$332,000
59	Lethbridge	C$314,000
60	St. John's	C$306,000
61	Québec	C$300,000
62	Thunder Bay	C$300,000

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Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings, 2021 Census (2021)

Lethbridge ranks 45 of 69, highest first.

Rank	City	Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings, 2021 Census
42	Regina	C$1,150
43	London	C$1,130
44	Brantford	C$1,130
45	Lethbridge	C$1,130
46	Hamilton	C$1,120
47	Peterborough	C$1,110
48	Winnipeg	C$1,100

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Sources

Statistics Canada: Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population (98-316-X2021001): census subdivisions, selected characteristics (Census Profile SDMX API extract, dataflow DF_CSD, gender total, counts and rates), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 46d086943a5e…)
Statistics Canada: Table 14-10-0459-01: Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted (Web Data Service extract: unemployment and employment rates, latest 13 months; request saved as lfs-14100459-cma.request.json, geography names in lfs-14100459-metadata.json), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5f4399c9fdfa…)

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