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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. h; g. G# V" }8 q6 _9 b# _
" F$ H2 G& T4 N! y' ^+ j# [7 |# E9 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.
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9 |* W2 I3 b7 u+ uStatistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 54,500 jobs in March.
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* K! [( V: r$ m& | \2 k6 rIn Edmonton, the unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 per cent in March from 4.4 per cent in February.- T" y: K: N# A. F. |* [( e1 F1 N
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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.( z5 S5 F3 U% }5 I/ y+ J# A7 ^1 w
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Year-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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