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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./ G0 u! m0 u( s& ~3 O
: m0 T; d" p/ i2 ~# TThe 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." z2 G6 V% u6 x. ?
& H, ^: A3 b9 y% y9 V7 f; C, wStatistics 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." X8 f: q' {* p4 o" Q) h4 \& D! m
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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.
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Year-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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