Calgary communities ranked by unemployment rate
206 Calgary communities with published 2021 Census profiles, ranked by unemployment rate. The highest are Forest Lawn (24.0%), Penbrooke Meadows (20.0%), Meadowlark Park (19.0%). The lowest are Rideau Park (4.0%), Belmont (5.0%), Currie Barracks (7.0%). Communities with fewer than 500 residents are marked † and left out of these headline figures, because rates over so small a base are unreliable.
Calgary as a whole: 13.0%
| # | Community | Sector | Unemployment Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest Lawn | East | 24.0% |
| 2 | Fish Creek Park† | 22.0% | |
| 3 | Penbrooke Meadows | East | 20.0% |
| 4 | Pine Creek† | South | 20.0% |
| 5 | Shepard Industrial† | Southeast | 19.0% |
| 6 | Queens Park Village† | Centre | 19.0% |
| 7 | Meadowlark Park | Centre | 19.0% |
| 8 | Christie Park | West | 19.0% |
| 9 | Southwood | South | 18.0% |
| 10 | Rosemont | Centre | 18.0% |
| 11 | Red Carpet | East | 18.0% |
| 12 | Rundle | Northeast | 17.0% |
| 13 | Marlborough Park | Northeast | 17.0% |
| 14 | Huntington Hills | North | 17.0% |
| 15 | Greenview | Centre | 17.0% |
| 16 | Falconridge | Northeast | 17.0% |
| 17 | Dover | East | 17.0% |
| 18 | Castleridge | Northeast | 17.0% |
| 19 | Whitehorn | Northeast | 16.0% |
| 20 | University District | Northwest | 16.0% |
| 21 | Temple | Northeast | 16.0% |
| 22 | Southview | East | 16.0% |
| 23 | Sunalta | Centre | 16.0% |
| 24 | Rutland Park | West | 16.0% |
| 25 | Pineridge | Northeast | 16.0% |
| 26 | Patterson | West | 16.0% |
| 27 | Marlborough | Northeast | 16.0% |
| 28 | Lincoln Park | West | 16.0% |
| 29 | Highwood | Centre | 16.0% |
| 30 | Forest Heights | East | 16.0% |
| 31 | Erin Woods | East | 16.0% |
| 32 | Downtown Commercial Core | Centre | 16.0% |
| 33 | Cliff Bungalow | Centre | 16.0% |
| 34 | Capitol Hill | Centre | 16.0% |
| 35 | Banff Trail | Centre | 16.0% |
| 36 | Applewood Park | East | 16.0% |
| 37 | Vista Heights | Northeast | 15.0% |
| 38 | University Heights | Northwest | 15.0% |
| 39 | Thorncliffe | North | 15.0% |
| 40 | Spruce Cliff | West | 15.0% |
| 41 | Rosscarrock | West | 15.0% |
| 42 | Panorama Hills | North | 15.0% |
| 43 | Martindale | Northeast | 15.0% |
| 44 | Monterey Park | Northeast | 15.0% |
| 45 | Manchester | Centre | 15.0% |
| 46 | Deer Ridge | South | 15.0% |
| 47 | Collingwood | Northwest | 15.0% |
| 48 | Albert Park/Radisson Heights | East | 15.0% |
| 49 | Abbeydale | Northeast | 15.0% |
| 50 | Woodlands | South | 14.0% |
| 51 | Woodbine | South | 14.0% |
| 52 | Taradale | Northeast | 14.0% |
| 53 | Sandstone Valley | North | 14.0% |
| 54 | Rocky Ridge | Northwest | 14.0% |
| 55 | Parkhill | Centre | 14.0% |
| 56 | Parkdale | Centre | 14.0% |
| 57 | Palliser | South | 14.0% |
| 58 | Ogden | Southeast | 14.0% |
| 59 | Mayland Heights | Northeast | 14.0% |
| 60 | Macewan Glen | North | 14.0% |
| 61 | Kingsland | South | 14.0% |
| 62 | Highland Park | Centre | 14.0% |
| 63 | Hamptons | Northwest | 14.0% |
| 64 | Discovery Ridge | West | 14.0% |
| 65 | Coral Springs | Northeast | 14.0% |
| 66 | Charleswood | Northwest | 14.0% |
| 67 | Cedarbrae | South | 14.0% |
| 68 | Acadia | South | 14.0% |
| 69 | West Springs | West | 13.0% |
| 70 | Varsity | Northwest | 13.0% |
| 71 | Upper Mount Royal | Centre | 13.0% |
| 72 | Tuxedo Park | Centre | 13.0% |
| 73 | Silverado | South | 13.0% |
| 74 | Strathcona Park | West | 13.0% |
| 75 | Somerset | South | 13.0% |
| 76 | Skyview Ranch | Northeast | 13.0% |
| 77 | Silver Springs | Northwest | 13.0% |
| 78 | Shawnee Slopes | South | 13.0% |
| 79 | Shawnessy | South | 13.0% |
| 80 | Saddle Ridge | Northeast | 13.0% |
| 81 | Ramsay | Centre | 13.0% |
| 82 | Nolan Hill | North | 13.0% |
| 83 | North Glenmore Park | West | 13.0% |
| 84 | Mission | Centre | 13.0% |
| 85 | Midnapore | South | 13.0% |
| 86 | Kelvin Grove | South | 13.0% |
| 87 | Haysboro | South | 13.0% |
| 88 | Hawkwood | Northwest | 13.0% |
| 89 | Elboya | Centre | 13.0% |
| 90 | Edgemont | Northwest | 13.0% |
| 91 | Diamond Cove | South | 13.0% |
| 92 | Dalhousie | Northwest | 13.0% |
| 93 | Coventry Hills | North | 13.0% |
| 94 | Citadel | Northwest | 13.0% |
| 95 | Bowness | Northwest | 13.0% |
| 96 | Bankview | Centre | 13.0% |
| 97 | Beddington Heights | North | 13.0% |
| 98 | Arbour Lake | Northwest | 13.0% |
| 99 | Yorkville | South | 12.0% |
| 100 | Winston Heights | Centre | 12.0% |
| 101 | Willow Park | South | 12.0% |
| 102 | Springbank Hill | West | 12.0% |
| 103 | Signal Hill | West | 12.0% |
| 104 | Sherwood | North | 12.0% |
| 105 | Sundance | South | 12.0% |
| 106 | Scenic Acres | Northwest | 12.0% |
| 107 | Redstone | Northeast | 12.0% |
| 108 | Riverbend | Southeast | 12.0% |
| 109 | Ranchlands | Northwest | 12.0% |
| 110 | Queensland | South | 12.0% |
| 111 | North Haven | North | 12.0% |
| 112 | Maple Ridge | South | 12.0% |
| 113 | Mount Pleasant | Centre | 12.0% |
| 114 | Montgomery | Northwest | 12.0% |
| 115 | Millrise | South | 12.0% |
| 116 | Mckenzie Lake | Southeast | 12.0% |
| 117 | Lower Mount Royal | Centre | 12.0% |
| 118 | Lakeview | West | 12.0% |
| 119 | Livingston | North | 12.0% |
| 120 | Kincora | North | 12.0% |
| 121 | Hidden Valley | North | 12.0% |
| 122 | Harvest Hills | North | 12.0% |
| 123 | Greenwood Greenbriar | Northwest | 12.0% |
| 124 | Fairview | South | 12.0% |
| 125 | Evergreen | South | 12.0% |
| 126 | Deer Run | South | 12.0% |
| 127 | Crescent Heights | Centre | 12.0% |
| 128 | Country Hills | North | 12.0% |
| 129 | Country Hills Village | North | 12.0% |
| 130 | Chaparral | South | 12.0% |
| 131 | Canyon Meadows | South | 12.0% |
| 132 | Brentwood | Northwest | 12.0% |
| 133 | Braeside | South | 12.0% |
| 134 | Beltline | Centre | 12.0% |
| 135 | Wildwood | West | 11.0% |
| 136 | Westgate | West | 11.0% |
| 137 | Walden | South | 11.0% |
| 138 | Valley Ridge | West | 11.0% |
| 139 | Sunnyside | Centre | 11.0% |
| 140 | South Calgary | Centre | 11.0% |
| 141 | Royal Oak | Northwest | 11.0% |
| 142 | Renfrew | Centre | 11.0% |
| 143 | Pump Hill | South | 11.0% |
| 144 | Oakridge | South | 11.0% |
| 145 | Lake Bonavista | South | 11.0% |
| 146 | Glamorgan | West | 11.0% |
| 147 | Glendale | West | 11.0% |
| 148 | Glenbrook | West | 11.0% |
| 149 | Cornerstone | Northeast | 11.0% |
| 150 | Chinatown | Centre | 11.0% |
| 151 | Bayview | South | 11.0% |
| 152 | Bridlewood | South | 11.0% |
| 153 | Bel-Aire† | Centre | 11.0% |
| 154 | Bonavista Downs | South | 11.0% |
| 155 | Aspen Woods | West | 11.0% |
| 156 | Windsor Park | Centre | 10.0% |
| 157 | Tuscany | Northwest | 10.0% |
| 158 | Sage Hill | North | 10.0% |
| 159 | Rosedale | Centre | 10.0% |
| 160 | New Brighton | Southeast | 10.0% |
| 161 | Mckenzie Towne | Southeast | 10.0% |
| 162 | Inglewood | Centre | 10.0% |
| 163 | Hillhurst | Centre | 10.0% |
| 164 | Garrison Woods | Centre | 10.0% |
| 165 | Elbow Park | Centre | 10.0% |
| 166 | Downtown West End | Centre | 10.0% |
| 167 | Douglasdale Glen | Southeast | 10.0% |
| 168 | Cityscape | Northeast | 10.0% |
| 169 | Crestmont | West | 10.0% |
| 170 | Copperfield | Southeast | 10.0% |
| 171 | Coach Hill | West | 10.0% |
| 172 | Cougar Ridge | West | 10.0% |
| 173 | Bridgeland Riverside | Centre | 10.0% |
| 174 | Shaganappi | Centre | 9.0% |
| 175 | Seton | Southeast | 9.0% |
| 176 | Parkland | South | 9.0% |
| 177 | Mahogany | Southeast | 9.0% |
| 178 | Legacy | South | 9.0% |
| 179 | Killarney Glengarry | Centre | 9.0% |
| 180 | Hounsfield Heights Briar Hill | Centre | 9.0% |
| 181 | Garrison Green | West | 9.0% |
| 182 | Evanston | North | 9.0% |
| 183 | Eau Claire | Centre | 9.0% |
| 184 | Downtown East Village | Centre | 9.0% |
| 185 | Cranston | Southeast | 9.0% |
| 186 | Carrington | North | 9.0% |
| 187 | Britannia | Centre | 9.0% |
| 188 | Auburn Bay | Southeast | 9.0% |
| 189 | Wolf Willow | South | 8.0% |
| 190 | West Hillhurst | Centre | 8.0% |
| 191 | St Andrews Heights | Centre | 8.0% |
| 192 | Scarboro Sunalta West† | Centre | 8.0% |
| 193 | Scarboro | Centre | 8.0% |
| 194 | Richmond | Centre | 8.0% |
| 195 | Point Mckay | Centre | 8.0% |
| 196 | Erlton | Centre | 8.0% |
| 197 | Chinook Park | South | 8.0% |
| 198 | Cambrian Heights | Centre | 8.0% |
| 199 | Altadore | Centre | 8.0% |
| 200 | North Haven Upper | North | 7.0% |
| 201 | Currie Barracks | West | 7.0% |
| 202 | Roxboro† | Centre | 6.0% |
| 203 | Mayfair† | Centre | 5.0% |
| 204 | Belmont | South | 5.0% |
| 205 | Rideau Park | Centre | 4.0% |
| 206 | Eagle Ridge† | South | 0.0% |
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† Fewer than 500 residents — treat the rate as indicative only. Statistics Canada randomly rounds counts to a multiple of 5, and long-form figures are 25% sample estimates.