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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.! }9 ] K4 O" n- u- ^% k
/ z$ f/ [4 W& o) ZThe 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.
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! i7 u7 b! `7 HStatistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 54,500 jobs in March.# E4 f4 L" x8 m# W
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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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& J. K% q. b' f8 `5 P. bIn Calgary, the unemployment rate went up slightly -- 5.1 per cent in March, compared to 5.0 per cent in February.1 K$ A. P9 ?% s0 ~( S: ^7 b
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Year-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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