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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. Q& W* l. Q) A7 b
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Statistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 54,500 jobs in March., \9 o) `& \& n
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In Edmonton, the unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 per cent in March from 4.4 per cent in February.# E7 O* O+ H) _7 i
8 x+ j% _) Y s3 h- m! G# |* pIn Calgary, the unemployment rate went up slightly -- 5.1 per cent in March, compared to 5.0 per cent in February.( `8 S. q$ W7 Q0 c |9 b! F
3 A" v7 j" @$ S' Q# |Year-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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