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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.* B/ q( ]1 o4 ?+ D+ n2 k
. `6 E0 E3 X: h" NThe 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.& A" s- }' Y9 _0 f
; L3 x' m$ s0 @7 ^, KStatistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 54,500 jobs in March.
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! q) K" E' R9 U" E/ a. B0 Q6 `, hIn 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.
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( A+ X. {7 y( p2 O4 r- dYear-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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