Alberta lost nearly 15,000 jobs last month and its jobless rate jumped 4/10ths of a percentage point to 7.0 per cent, as the oil-related slump continued to take a toll. 0 W' [+ x2 K0 T( p" ^( E/ D- Z
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That was the biggest decline in employment among the provinces and leaves Alberta's unemployment rate at a five-year high. 6 i9 J W( n! Y9 j阿省是重灾区,在全国所有省中‘独占鳌头’,全国3万6人中, 阿省一个省就占1万5。但阿省人口占全国人口10%多一点。 2 e2 y9 m N0 p, _
这种情况的出现是理所当然的。
从分布看, 主要是能源大省灾情严重, 非能源大省没有多少变化。 / n+ z2 \5 S+ Y5 `Manitoba, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island also lost jobs, while employment in other provinces was relatively unchanged.3 |/ f9 h& r+ K5 `