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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.
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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.
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Statistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 54,500 jobs in March.; u0 s. H: l, Y. P, k
5 b" w: _% z$ g; M9 IIn Edmonton, the unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 per cent in March from 4.4 per cent in February.: ^6 v3 _! K. q0 {
: S6 c, x# Q1 j& {9 _. lIn Calgary, the unemployment rate went up slightly -- 5.1 per cent in March, compared to 5.0 per cent in February., x! L5 h" X! T4 v7 H
* t% P, M- Q7 O* c1 V3 X+ lYear-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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