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Alberta lost 11,000 jobs in March, a figure Statistics Canada said is the first “notable” decline in over two years.
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, M5 t* a7 e/ G9 {The province’s unemployment rate is still the lowest in the country -- 4.8 per cent in March, a rise of 0.3 percentage points over the February figure." X# i4 Z- S6 t9 u. z
4 @7 A8 ~& Y2 a& }! w0 NStatistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 54,500 jobs in March.
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In Edmonton, the unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 per cent in March from 4.4 per cent in February.
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In Calgary, the unemployment rate went up slightly -- 5.1 per cent in March, compared to 5.0 per cent in February.! a* O/ F7 X" e7 f" r0 p
: I. N2 M7 a+ R7 L& f( F2 PYear-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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