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But being a banker isn't nearly as painful as other roles — here are the most painful professions on Bay Street: $ 27.31 Compiled by Liz Bernier - Source: Statistics Canada 0.2% Rise in unemployment rate in February 2015. 6.8% Unemployment rate in February. 130,000 Rise in employment in the 12 months to February. 121,000 Rise in full-time employment compared to February 2014. 0.2% Increase in the total number of hours worked. 6.3% Unemployment rate for men aged 55 and older, little changed. 5.2% Unemployment rate for women aged 55 and older, a rise of 0.4 percentage points. 13.3% Youth unemployment rate, a rise of 0.5 percentage points. 14,000 Fall in employment in Alberta, pushing the unemployment rate to 5.3 per cent, the highest since September 2011. 20,000 Decrease in employment in Alberta's natural resources sector since September 2014. 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Source: Boston Consulting Group/BCG perspectives Source: Boston Consulting Group/BCG perspectives Admin staff : scored a 37 on the pain index Hospitality industry: 33 Lawyers: 31 IT professionals: 29 Analysts: 28 Senior executives: 26 Brace yourself Mental stress isn't the only thing Bay Street bankers need to worry about — for many, their jobs are literally a pain in the neck. Bankers have an average "pain index score" of

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