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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.* s0 e$ y$ F/ U+ Z3 ^7 c- \' |! n2 e0 u+ A+ m
* _( n" O+ _( C" O( }! a9 |2 R" WThe 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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9 W( ?! P: S/ `* M) b- K- B- dStatistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 54,500 jobs in March.' v& | v& d+ \
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In Edmonton, the unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 per cent in March from 4.4 per cent in February., |) y7 m7 [0 W% P+ h5 @
, R6 s. e; m) \; w6 IIn 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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Year-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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