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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. 7 t$ X6 O/ @* g
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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. 6 \# F& I' A5 `
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). - e& W0 ^8 ?& I3 P' h* H1 Y. I& x
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):- ~$ h1 E" Y* {4 c/ D5 D
4 s$ C: }/ T% L2 D. x8 O6 lNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) $ ~- o" H5 D+ @, M
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) 8 B, z& G' v- \
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) 0 }( k& ?1 d v
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) 4 Z7 O" r- `9 c9 @; v: j
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) 9 M, p1 r% i- {5 J9 e0 n
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
6 d( H: v& \5 F0 L# K! X$ [+ NManitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 9 P0 |8 e: b# q
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
4 M& f! B8 Y( l3 H$ g2 }) @* N* uAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) 5 k. b* G3 ~3 ^4 F: R
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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