The Alberta economy added nearly 17,000 jobs last month, fueled by gains in manufacturing and transportation and warehousing, Statistics Canada said Friday.
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How Much is Oil Supporting U.S. Employment Gains?
The American Petroleum Institute said last week the U.S. oil and natural gas sector was an engine driving job growth. Eight percent of the U.S. economy is supported by the energy sector, the industry’s lobbying group said, up from the 7.7 percent recorded the last time the API examined the issue. The employment assessment came as the Energy Department said oil and gas production continued to make gains across the board. With the right energy policies in place, API said the economy could grow even more. But with oil and gas production already at record levels, the narrative over the jobs prospects may be failing on its own accord.
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Byfield: Who complains at Alberta’s boom?
I heard someone complaining about the boom on the radio the other day. We all need to bitch about something, I suppose, so why not prosperity?
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Strathcona County promotes strategy to keep value-added jobs in Canada
EDMONTON – While Alberta promotes pipelines to ship more bitumen out of province, Strathcona County has an ambitious campaign to handle more bitumen here and in Eastern Canada with new upgraders.
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Alberta not worried about Obama’s Keystone job slam
The Alberta government says it isn’t rattled by U.S. President Barack Obama’s skepticism over the benefits of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, despite the high stakes riding on approval of the energy project.
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The 10 best states to be unemployed
As a result of the sequester, which went into effect in early 2013 to help cut the U.S. budget deficit, a federal program intended to lengthen the amount of time jobless residents can receive unemployment benefits will be substantially reduced. Cutting Emergency Unemployment Compensation will mean an end to an important source of income for many out-of-work Americans.
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G20 finance ministers aim for more growth, job creation
MOSCOW – The Group of 20’s finance ministers said Saturday their countries consider strengthening economic growth and creating jobs to be top priorities.
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Labour shortage to cost Alberta economy $33 billion over four years
EDMONTON – Alberta’s labour shortage will cost the economy $33.5 billion over four years in lost household income and corporate profits and $6.8 billion in current dollars in foregone taxes, according to a new report.
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OECD says joblessness will decrease in Canada
Unemployment rates in Canada and the United States will fall significantly by the end of next year but the overall rate among some of the world’s advanced economies will remain high, the OECD forecasts in a report issued Tuesday.
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Plans in place for $900 M pipeline
A new pipeline project planned for Alberta’s Industrial Heartland is being hailed as an important stepping stone to earning the region the reputation of being the province’s bitumen hub.
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