Alberta trucking and logistics employment falls eight per cent

New data from Trucking HR Canada (THRC) shows employment in Alberta’s trucking and logistics sector declined sharply in 2025, even as truck driver employment remained relatively stable.

The organization says fourth-quarter employment in Alberta’s trucking and logistics industry fell eight per cent year-over-year to 98,800 workers, compared with 107,400 workers in 2024. Nationally, employment in the sector declined 1.2 per cent over the same period.

“These job losses are significant for Alberta’s trucking and logistics industry,” says Craig Faucette, chief operating officer, THRC. “On a more positive note, employment of truck drivers remains more stable compared to a year ago. The overall labour market picture for trucking and logistics in Alberta is mixed, but the resilience of the province’s driving workforce is reassuring.”

Trucking HR Canada says employers in both Alberta and across Canada appear to be hiring cautiously amid broader economic uncertainty.

The data shows the number of people seeking work in Alberta’s trucking and logistics sector increased by about 4,000, pushing the unemployment rate in the industry to 8.2 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2025, up from 4.3 per cent in the same quarter a year earlier. Nationally, the number of active job seekers in the sector fell 3.9 per cent over the same period.

The number of transport truck drivers seeking work in Alberta rose to 2,900 in the fourth quarter of 2025, up from 1,400 a year earlier. The unemployment rate among Alberta drivers increased to 5.4 per cent from 2.9 per cent. Across Canada, the unemployment rate for transport truck drivers rose to 4.7 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared with 3.9 per cent a year earlier.

Trucking HR Canada says job openings for transport truck drivers in Alberta increased by 225 positions in the third quarter of 2025 to 2,810 vacancies, a 2.7 per cent increase year over year.

The organization says truck driver employment in Alberta totalled 50,400 drivers in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared with 49,600 drivers in the same quarter of 2024. Nationally, employment of transport truck drivers declined 4.3 per cent over the same period, while third-quarter job openings fell 17.5 per cent year over year.

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