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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.7 }$ H" E( J& W0 i) u5 }
, M0 g) r$ u) MThe 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.- [( G: R: y a# g
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Statistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 54,500 jobs in March.( Q8 H1 Z! G" u$ Q) |
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In Edmonton, the unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 per cent in March from 4.4 per cent in February.* i0 C+ m( W7 D5 q [: ^; A" }
3 }9 B: n/ U' BIn Calgary, the unemployment rate went up slightly -- 5.1 per cent in March, compared to 5.0 per cent in February.2 P. s: Z$ E) b0 T* X
) T: ~+ h. e# T( f' V l' ZYear-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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