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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 c. a3 q* F2 L
; W) x% a. K. m+ W+ s; 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. j) @$ O4 Z3 C8 y
- _, T( B4 u Q' x4 y) w7 UStatistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 54,500 jobs in March.$ K/ p% w% Q, q% F; J1 K
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In Edmonton, the unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 per cent in March from 4.4 per cent in February.
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& n: l, o% T) {In Calgary, the unemployment rate went up slightly -- 5.1 per cent in March, compared to 5.0 per cent in February.3 s3 b2 n; R W: N# y& ]8 T5 y
4 W+ b: r2 _+ y. p" W# I& N( a) {Year-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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