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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.' e( T9 Z/ ~: O6 W
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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.& S% a5 w# I' I1 X6 ]: W
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Statistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 54,500 jobs in March.; M. R1 g+ t( t U7 M( v4 C
. u9 X0 q# v8 v. ]9 Z# rIn Edmonton, the unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 per cent in March from 4.4 per cent in February.( y) B9 g, A! M
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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./ Z5 ^) ]( J/ I1 s) ?
+ o6 ^5 J$ a+ N- H* gYear-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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