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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.9 U0 O6 G% ]3 e6 q6 e9 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.* r- F# r: I/ w. M) _% c
% C9 }, s ~# t- U, SStatistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 54,500 jobs in March.% B! \6 c' S7 H1 A( Y
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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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, J% ]7 f1 D% M1 oIn 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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