A smaller share of people aged 15 to 64 are in work in Rosslyn than in 80% of Canadian towns
Residents of Rosslyn take 25.8 minutes to reach work on average; the middle of Canadian towns is 26. The median household in Rosslyn had $79,500 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. Unemployment in Rosslyn stood at 9.7% on census day 2021, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%.
The work numbers behind Rosslyn
Fewer people in work than most towns
At the 2021 census 68% of the 15-to-64s were in work (73% in the middle of Canadian towns); across all ages 15 and over, 52%. In work ↓
Unemployment near the middle
Unemployment was 9.7% at the 2021 census, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. The Labour Force Survey for the wider area read 7.1% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
The Jobs & income grade for Rosslyn: C
Better than 26% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #386 of 474 in Alberta.
Its strongest measure is household income; its weakest, the share of 15-to-64s in work.
Graded against Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more; less unemployment and a shorter commute count in its favour.
How the grade works
Census 2021 measures, weighed equally against every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 people or more: the share of residents aged 15 to 64 in work, median household income (2020), the unemployment rate and the average commute. Each becomes a percentile; their average sets the letter.
The share of 15-to-64s in work in Rosslyn: 68%
Of the 211 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 11, 74 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
By October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had 64% of the wider area’s adults in work. Working or looking, 58% of everyone 15 and over was in the labour force. Across all ages 15 and over the share in work falls to 52%: many residents are past working age. Statistics Canada counted on 11 May 2021, with much of the country under pandemic rules: more people were out of work or at home than usual.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: people in work of any age over residents aged 15 to 64, and the census unemployment rate (15 and over); the 25-to-54 rate is Statistics Canada’s own (98-10-0485). The Labour Force Survey and business counts are context, not grade inputs.
What households in Rosslyn earn
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 55% of Canadian towns.
Of the 211 other places of 2,500 or more in Census Division No. 11, 159 have a higher median. Rosslyn’s median is 14% below the middle of Alberta’s towns ($92,250). These are 2020 incomes, before tax, and they include pandemic benefits such as CERB, which lifted many lower incomes that year.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Walk, cycle or ride transit: the choice of 16% of Rosslyn’s commuters
The middle of Alberta’s towns has 5.7% on transit; here it is 11%. The car takes 84% of commuters here, under the 88% in the middle of Alberta’s towns. Fewer worked at home than in the middle of Canadian towns: 14% against 21%.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
How residents who commute got to work, 2021 Census; working at home is counted apart.
30% more people are on EI in Census Division No. 11 than in 2019
Figures for EI beneficiaries are published for Census Division No. 11 as a whole, not for Rosslyn alone.
Compared with a year earlier, the count in August 2026 fell by 5%. January 2021 was the busiest month, with 97,990 people on EI, 3.1 times 2019’s average. For each 100 residents of working age in the division, about 4.2 are on EI.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
Getting around Rosslyn on foot earns A+
Better than almost every Canadian town on two measures together, #45 of 474 in Alberta.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Rosslyn next to Canadian towns of 2,500 to 4,400: 507th of 694 on jobs and income
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Mount Royal Alberta | 2,758 | 83% | 12% | $188K | A+ |
| 2 | Central River Heights Manitoba | 2,736 | 84% | 5.4% | $137K | A+ |
| 3 | Crescentwood Manitoba | 3,060 | 87% | 5% | $123K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 15 | Garrison Woods Alberta | 3,138 | 79% | 10% | $146K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 23 | Laurier Heights Alberta | 3,048 | 78% | 6.9% | $163K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 505 | Electoral Area B, Cariboo British Columbia | 4,169 | 65% | 9% | $79K | C |
| 506 | Paspébiac Quebec | 3,132 | 70% | 14% | $61K | C |
| 507 | Rosslyn Alberta | 3,242 | 68% | 9.7% | $80K | C |
| 508 | Dewdney Place Saskatchewan | 3,021 | 57% | 16% | $65K | C |
| 509 | Beacon Heights Alberta | 4,389 | 65% | 17% | $86K | C |
| … | ||||||
| 694 | Division No. 8, Subdivision L Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,724 | 43% | 30% | $51K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Rosslyn, and others among Alberta’s towns.
Rosslyn and its neighbours: work and income
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosslyn | 68% | 9.7% | $80K | 25.8 min | C | A+ |
| Lauderdale 0.5 km | 57% | 16% | $78K | 24.7 min | C− | A |
| Glengarry 1.5 km | 61% | 16% | $76K | 23.2 min | C− | A+ |
| Northmount 1.8 km | 64% | 17% | $88K | 25.3 min | C | A |
| Carlisle 1.8 km | 62% | 15% | $83K | 25.4 min | C | A |
| Griesbach 1.9 km | 73% | 9.8% | $108K | 25.6 min | B | A |
| Killarney 2 km | 56% | 20% | $70K | 26 min | D | A+ |
The people of each place: the share in work, unemployment, household income and the average commute, with both grades once they come.
What this data can and can’t tell you
What each figure measures for Rosslyn, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- The Labour Force Survey. A monthly household survey by Statistics Canada, reported for metro areas and economic regions only. It supplies a recent rate next to the 2021 census figure.
- In work. Working residents per resident of working age (15 to 64), from the 2021 Census.
- Unemployment. The share of people 15 and over in the labour force, working or looking for work, who had no job on census day in May 2021.
- Household income. Before-tax total income of the middle household for 2020, from the census. Neighbourhood medians are worked out from bracket counts, since Statistics Canada publishes none of their own.
- Trip times. Commuters picked a band for their usual trip (under 15 minutes, 15 to 29, and so on). We place each person at the middle of their band, which lands a little above Statistics Canada’s own timed average.
- Employment Insurance. A monthly count of Employment Insurance beneficiaries for the whole census division. It tracks the local job market, but it is not an unemployment rate.
- Which towns we compare. The comparison pool is places of 2,500 people or more, towns or neighbourhoods inside cities, without whole cities or reserves, and we compare with its median.
- Neighbourhood figures. Everything here sums the dissemination areas inside Rosslyn’s lines, since the census has no neighbourhood profile; where people commute is on Edmonton’s page.
Questions about work in Rosslyn
What is the average household income in Rosslyn?
At $79,500 before tax in 2020, the median household in Rosslyn compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Rosslyn get to work?
By car: 84% of commuters, 11% take public transit, 3.8% walk and 0.9% cycle; on census day 14% of those in work worked from home.
How many jobs are there in Rosslyn?
Statistics Canada counts jobs for whole municipalities only; Edmonton has the total and the commuting flows.
What is the unemployment rate in Rosslyn?
Two figures answer it: 9.7% on census day in May 2021 (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns), and 7.1% for the Edmonton metro area in the Labour Force Survey of October 2026.
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population (Census Profile) · Statistics Canada, table 14-10-0323 (EI beneficiaries) · Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (14-10-0459, 14-10-0462) · Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Counts (33-10-1176) · grades: TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).