Is the Alberta Economy Slowing Down?

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 Job seekers at an employment office in September. The number of Canadians receiving EI benefits was up more than 7 per cent during the month. (Canadian Press)

EI recipients up 7.1% in September

The largest increases were in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.

The total number of beneficiaries reached 818,000, up 63.5 per cent from October 2008, when the agency says employment hit its peak.

The number of people receiving EI had increased sharply between October and June, before moving onto a downward trajectory.

Several cities recorded more than double the number of beneficiaries than a year ago, with the fastest year-over-year increases in Calgary and Edmonton.

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