Lethbridge’s job market has rebounded from the COVID-19 years

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One expert says those seeking jobs should “check those websites” and start calling around, because it is a job seeker's market.

WATCH: With 15,000 employees added in the last 12 months, the job market in Lethbridge is seeing a significant rise for the first time in almost half a decade. Justin Sibbet reports.“The workforce in Lethbridge today is about 80,000 people employed in our region. Even just one year ago, that number was 65,000, so that’s a massive swing in positive gaining employment in our region.

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