Alberta lost nearly 15,000 jobs last month and its jobless rate jumped 4/10ths of a percentage point to 7.0 per cent, as the oil-related slump continued to take a toll. 8 ?% a) Z# b3 a1 h2 h- w上个月阿省有1万五人丢掉饭碗。 : g$ \( n# `' O# Y
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That was the biggest decline in employment among the provinces and leaves Alberta's unemployment rate at a five-year high.; d2 n1 H; n5 A4 D w& ^
阿省是重灾区,在全国所有省中‘独占鳌头’,全国3万6人中, 阿省一个省就占1万5。但阿省人口占全国人口10%多一点。 5 c! b6 i" z- g* n这种情况的出现是理所当然的。
从分布看, 主要是能源大省灾情严重, 非能源大省没有多少变化。$ z5 G* }6 ?/ o$ M
Manitoba, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island also lost jobs, while employment in other provinces was relatively unchanged.+ a+ Y5 T5 v6 k: \