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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.; N; m9 Z# C5 ?) i: Q
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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.
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Statistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 54,500 jobs in March.; I0 c$ F O7 S
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In Edmonton, the unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 per cent in March from 4.4 per cent in February.% P) O0 _8 Q7 T
$ x( _1 h- Y; @4 h: M) ]* Y( I' v2 pIn Calgary, the unemployment rate went up slightly -- 5.1 per cent in March, compared to 5.0 per cent in February.! u' ?0 L/ k$ @1 u
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Year-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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