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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.- Y4 U$ z$ Z0 Q
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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.5 q1 w, L4 J% }3 Y
2 ~( d% S6 ~, I3 fStatistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 54,500 jobs in March.
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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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) K' W$ |) l" IIn Calgary, the unemployment rate went up slightly -- 5.1 per cent in March, compared to 5.0 per cent in February.7 R0 B0 F) [! _# v; c
$ E! v/ w$ f% L9 ?! [) }; kYear-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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