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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.; u4 p7 X/ O R2 b/ M! R* t
3 X1 g) p$ t6 b) `; F: }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.7 M g! C$ Z: q: _
4 P" @" g7 |- a" D/ d% N) d U( L: IStatistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 54,500 jobs in March.
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In Edmonton, the unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 per cent in March from 4.4 per cent in February.9 J8 K+ b* H/ y) l/ T
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In Calgary, the unemployment rate went up slightly -- 5.1 per cent in March, compared to 5.0 per cent in February.( ~9 R# F7 }" ^7 E
0 t$ m8 [# T* q) K( xYear-over-year figures show Alberta saw an employment growth of 1.7 per cent. |
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