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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.6 K$ M+ L( P6 Z6 B" u/ U* E9 F7 Y0 V5 h
- w, N/ J1 K7 n, w# wThe 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.! X& g+ j' p x6 \0 y7 m
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Statistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 54,500 jobs in March.6 u9 C0 B: }0 w9 ]% Y
& k" A' h" h* c" Y% a {* LIn Edmonton, the unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 per cent in March from 4.4 per cent in February.% M" f+ w; S; p, m# y
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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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Year-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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