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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.& m" S# X9 U2 s
9 h) O9 W. ~& e) ~* e# P0 _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.
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) m2 ~7 l% l6 C, @6 x N7 EStatistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 54,500 jobs in March.1 h1 X- z. t9 P6 Q1 S; Z
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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.3 u: ^6 t4 l# I) p. G3 s3 e
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Year-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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