Alberta lost 5,700 jobs in January as slightly more people entered the workforce and the goods-producing sector shed positions, according to figures released Friday by Statistics Canada.
The provincial seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged up to 4.4 per cent from 4.1 per cent in December.That was well below the national average of 7.2 per cent for January. A year ago, Alberta’s unemployment rate was 3.2 per cent ... Read whole story here.
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