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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.
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, ]( R/ ]9 ]& L0 S$ D4 m, a; R6 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.8 I) B$ N4 T2 f9 J/ p0 I
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Statistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 54,500 jobs in March.
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- j9 M* \4 Y7 R: Z- i) VIn Edmonton, the unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 per cent in March from 4.4 per cent in February.2 _0 j& y5 F* [3 D
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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.
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9 X- p/ e% M/ P2 r, H$ yYear-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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