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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.% h. L9 J/ w% X7 R( ]( d1 b$ U' _
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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.0 a. m: p/ _/ U3 C; v6 [$ M6 C
& S) r1 y' g& g7 r& u: r4 X. EStatistics 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.0 e* Q& D$ k) E- ^" ]0 v1 x8 Z+ w
- A, u& r+ A# Z, ^5 [/ ~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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2 b0 r2 P% ~: b7 PYear-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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