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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.4 }: I1 J; K. ^ @
# d6 g4 t: h, v7 jThe 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.0 g" R+ D3 y7 i& v" Y: K2 d
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Statistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 54,500 jobs in March.
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/ C) X% w% ~! n) o$ xIn Edmonton, the unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 per cent in March from 4.4 per cent in February.$ M6 \! v6 ^3 V7 L- E/ k m% R
. E5 U0 I$ ^: i2 k9 O, l! WIn Calgary, the unemployment rate went up slightly -- 5.1 per cent in March, compared to 5.0 per cent in February.+ Y* o, }8 t i+ H
1 M: {4 [1 v ?' h4 h& d" m% L) eYear-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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