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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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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.8 R; o" V, ]3 |+ Y: Z
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Statistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 54,500 jobs in March.) f! x. \ z- ?, _" u1 `3 {) U8 x `
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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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7 j( d2 N& w. z+ ]: @; GIn Calgary, the unemployment rate went up slightly -- 5.1 per cent in March, compared to 5.0 per cent in February.7 C1 {2 C+ P) P/ i
% @4 P% k! J+ V9 h; q# b( BYear-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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