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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.- `" }$ r6 N7 ^0 }& ~: U
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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.
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Statistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 54,500 jobs in March., r+ s7 n9 T% ?% `
$ D( m/ O- J2 a" ?2 c W3 zIn Edmonton, the unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 per cent in March from 4.4 per cent in February.& m1 T( _3 F& I4 Y8 A; d" z
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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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( c7 N4 X" Y: v( r3 zYear-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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