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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.' Y" o6 T& u8 m) u0 N8 n" w |& `
5 \9 L4 t9 v9 n1 ?: V7 iThe 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." M2 g* T) O8 E+ a
5 ^# j( m& ?. @# `. {Statistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 54,500 jobs in March.* z# u2 ^$ X: B: p( X$ H$ ^
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In Edmonton, the unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 per cent in March from 4.4 per cent in February.4 M/ D) H0 e/ |" u' p" s
) E* g) F0 C% ?& w; O5 lIn Calgary, the unemployment rate went up slightly -- 5.1 per cent in March, compared to 5.0 per cent in February.
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7 ]0 M5 o" @2 h8 ]! aYear-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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