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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.' ^3 D0 x% ~) y( O* M/ X3 S; o9 m4 o
: a1 G+ g" a: r+ S' p: r1 g6 m4 kThe 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. i8 x; R7 g3 K
3 p6 ~8 K7 t8 k- `2 m9 X7 bStatistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 54,500 jobs in March.! \7 {0 |3 U: h r
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In Edmonton, the unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 per cent in March from 4.4 per cent in February.+ b( ]; X4 ?( b) B8 C
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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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; n, n7 z' F/ p4 v, vYear-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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