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May 9 2008 - Statistics Canada reports that the unemployment rate rose to 6.1% in April even though employment increased by an estimated 19,000 over the month as more people entered the job market. Calculated in the U.S. manner, the participation rate reached 64.5% in April.
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Only Manitoba registered significant jobs growth during the month. Overall, the decline in manufacturing jobs continues as a major trend with 112,000 factory jobs lost since April 2007. * `0 V8 I' r- P: }2 ^, u
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). 6 d/ A- ^ v" g( N4 U$ A
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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5 N' p0 ?+ n% T& y I# X5 w7 v3 qNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) . Z/ C3 h5 a- f1 a, e6 G$ p: P6 s
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
, X1 ~0 F1 X1 w9 O2 A0 u% [7 kNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
+ Q# e9 _$ k" @' n! ~& R; K: NNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
1 l8 @+ H$ S7 Q3 `5 NQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) 3 L8 e, l& H+ ]. x& Y. @$ {" H) Q
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) # K+ m7 {6 G/ g' {2 e: G2 h
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
: u. q# t0 I: g6 gSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) + U. W$ O: M6 s
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) 4 z9 @+ ` O2 E' T! I
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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