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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.: x, v+ R- |% {/ F, [0 t- o
5 A u1 W: E" V d% PThe 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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. V% h/ L# d6 |5 P7 A$ o7 N: nStatistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 54,500 jobs in March.
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# }5 ?# Q" h2 \- U$ _In Edmonton, the unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 per cent in March from 4.4 per cent in February.: w& a m6 ]1 r; s
( }9 T: L0 {& I& ~: DIn 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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* ]! x: i. H$ q ?# }( VYear-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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