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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.3 n+ j9 n9 k% ]. m9 u% V9 P
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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.& q6 m( m5 i! l! F: ?9 g6 p
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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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; ?, _$ D! a; h) }; @% z) eIn 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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" v5 b4 h2 O+ `1 kYear-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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