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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.9 Z; i! x8 x( v1 F6 K9 |
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Statistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 54,500 jobs in March.( p# r: m; \' Q- f/ F) F9 a
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In Edmonton, the unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 per cent in March from 4.4 per cent in February.
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r0 x9 \ f7 q! `In Calgary, the unemployment rate went up slightly -- 5.1 per cent in March, compared to 5.0 per cent in February.7 S. K7 J# U0 x Q2 N
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Year-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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