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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.' K* ~& d: t: q1 A. P% V+ f0 y
- u( H0 P4 B( D. x* yThe 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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- G9 B; {2 p2 x+ ]1 S: fStatistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 54,500 jobs in March.+ g) _# H9 S- P6 s- ^9 T o" K' j* X1 t
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In Edmonton, the unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 per cent in March from 4.4 per cent in February.& r7 }7 O5 a9 O1 a& Z
! Y5 i6 Z" Y- Y% }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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Year-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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