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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.
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E3 B% q* k8 K' a8 nThe 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.) t# S' R2 G- k- g7 J
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Statistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 54,500 jobs in March.- Y/ f: @. Y7 R |- n, l& q( e
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In Edmonton, the unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 per cent in March from 4.4 per cent in February.9 F/ ~- V( U/ Z/ I G
1 U/ m$ Q- B$ {" U9 w; y* p/ ]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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2 b G3 c/ w5 p. k; W# IYear-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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