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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., L& k) Z( z# j- H' l( [$ O7 I
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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." a9 t4 \8 @* f) J5 G
% x3 u' x% T/ g1 q6 E# |+ LStatistics 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.# {" v& A8 X4 H4 V
4 h6 b; _ a* T2 jIn Calgary, the unemployment rate went up slightly -- 5.1 per cent in March, compared to 5.0 per cent in February., q% b% t: x* t
" s& x4 u6 L+ j5 ]! V- VYear-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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