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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.0 K; S6 H/ ^5 l7 u0 S n1 _
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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.3 K+ l) f2 k- \8 L7 q( v2 ?
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Statistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 54,500 jobs in March.; z" S% F9 E0 A
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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 }1 Y- r- B* m+ w
. N4 M4 x/ v; S4 L9 U b* GIn 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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9 @; _& ~" L; `' v4 I0 u9 ~Year-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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