July 7, 2010 - 10:01pm
Scott Fenwick, News Staff
Despite an improving economy, the unemployment rate for Alberta students has gone up by five per cent since last summer, leaving many students searching for work.
According to Statistics Canada, Alberta's unemployment rate for full-time students aged 15–24 rose to 19.1 per cent in May of this year, up from 14.1 per cent in May 2009.