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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.; D% e2 \; O" k# o
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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.% U* F5 T2 i, g, L+ g
# i/ s |+ }! K. S: {5 GStatistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 54,500 jobs in March.% H# S+ g' n2 ?0 `( x0 U$ }2 `
3 z% E. H/ U( ~; B8 W' @ g* X& H: qIn Edmonton, the unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 per cent in March from 4.4 per cent in February.2 Z% I% m0 [7 p& M! r% C& }3 Z
/ k3 P+ _. K; U5 P4 u1 RIn Calgary, the unemployment rate went up slightly -- 5.1 per cent in March, compared to 5.0 per cent in February.- o9 a% P+ } ^ h, a5 F! u
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Year-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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