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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.4 y( v3 S6 p5 u% a) {. Y# q% |
3 L( N. a8 _0 b$ I0 iThe 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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Statistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 54,500 jobs in March.& R8 H" k3 q) u5 M5 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.+ L5 D; m Z3 @- E, y% D7 ]
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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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( O6 c% }# {" l3 b1 T0 I2 ^Year-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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