Employment Insurance numbers paint grisly picture in Alberta, Saskatchewan
EI up in Alberta, Saskatchewan
Fresh Employment Insurance numbers today paint an even more troubling picture for Alberta and Saskatchewan, two provinces hit hard by the commodities rout.
The number of people receiving jobless benefits in Saskatchewan climbed 4.6 per cent in November from October, to almost 15,000. The year-over-year increase topped 35 per cent.
In Alberta, the number of EI recipients rose 2.7 per cent in November, to 61,300, or more than double that of a year earlier.
The number of recipients rose 4.7 per cent in Edmonton and 3.3 per cent in Calgary.
Claims, too, were on the rise, up 6.4 per cent in Saskatchewan and 1.7 per cent in Alberta.
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Employment Insurance numbers paint grisly picture in Alberta, Saskatchewan - The Globe and Mail
EI up in Alberta, Saskatchewan
Fresh Employment Insurance numbers today paint an even more troubling picture for Alberta and Saskatchewan, two provinces hit hard by the commodities rout.
The number of people receiving jobless benefits in Saskatchewan climbed 4.6 per cent in November from October, to almost 15,000. The year-over-year increase topped 35 per cent.
In Alberta, the number of EI recipients rose 2.7 per cent in November, to 61,300, or more than double that of a year earlier.
The number of recipients rose 4.7 per cent in Edmonton and 3.3 per cent in Calgary.
Claims, too, were on the rise, up 6.4 per cent in Saskatchewan and 1.7 per cent in Alberta.
..more...
Employment Insurance numbers paint grisly picture in Alberta, Saskatchewan - The Globe and Mail
