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A Hint of Life in the Job Market?
EDMONTON — Exhausted benefits and an improving job market pushed the number of Albertans receiving employment insurance down 1.8 per cent in August--the second consecutive monthly decrease, according to Statistics Canada figures released Tuesday.
There were 57,650 Albertans on EI in August. That`s down slightly from the 58,720 recipients in July.
It follows a 4.4-per-cent drop in the number of EI recipients in July, the first reversal since last fall.
Alberta`s unemployment rate also fell marginally in September to 7.1 per cent.
"Alberta`s labour markets are probably in the very early stages of a recovery," said ATB Financial economist Dan Sumner.
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EDMONTON — Exhausted benefits and an improving job market pushed the number of Albertans receiving employment insurance down 1.8 per cent in August--the second consecutive monthly decrease, according to Statistics Canada figures released Tuesday.
There were 57,650 Albertans on EI in August. That`s down slightly from the 58,720 recipients in July.
It follows a 4.4-per-cent drop in the number of EI recipients in July, the first reversal since last fall.
Alberta`s unemployment rate also fell marginally in September to 7.1 per cent.
"Alberta`s labour markets are probably in the very early stages of a recovery," said ATB Financial economist Dan Sumner.
Read the full article here.