Nearly half of Albertans say they're worse off than a year ago

About a quarter of Albertans are feeling stressed about their financial situation and not expecting a break in the near future as costs mount, from food to housing.

About a quarter of Albertans are feeling stressed about their financial situation and not expecting a break in the near future as costs mount, from food to housing.

On Monday (June 5), the non-profit Angus Reid Institute published polling data showing that almost half of Albertans said they are financially worse off than they were a year ago. Additionally, 27 per cent of the 237 Albertan responders said they expected their financial troubles to continue in the coming year.

When compared with other provinces, however, Albertans appear to have slightly less economic anxiety; the highest rates were found in Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador.