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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.' J: T E; ]# _1 b" }
4 k& F/ R: R; C+ L! n9 z0 kThe 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.; r( @. w. V; x! H7 Y/ p7 A
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Statistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 54,500 jobs in March." D+ u7 ~3 u g
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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.# Q* r% Y& ]' B9 l c
7 j+ ^" [( A% w, BYear-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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