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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.5 ~6 Y q! q1 ]" d
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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. k9 t6 Q5 X* ?' N' i* |- _
4 A, |, D: V4 s9 g. S1 D9 O. IStatistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 54,500 jobs in March.1 q% \3 d0 A+ b' |+ I
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In Edmonton, the unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 per cent in March from 4.4 per cent in February. K* J: G2 q, o2 b/ S! U) ~5 z: i
6 O6 n; l) `* o# u- oIn Calgary, the unemployment rate went up slightly -- 5.1 per cent in March, compared to 5.0 per cent in February.& r6 v3 ]3 S/ U
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Year-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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