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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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# c% V0 ?9 F: M# KOnly 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.
% H! X; \1 W. g! ?) m. G/ @: fSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). ) t/ \6 ?6 ^4 w
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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% y' o+ ]; T- O6 x% aNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) ) i2 `. i, @/ W2 K1 g; o8 ?& [
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) ( z3 P. X% K8 r8 f
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
" Y, V+ q9 D4 J8 I) BNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
/ S" |4 B, f5 A: ^& |! ~6 hQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) 9 A2 m2 { L+ z7 x% u& w
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) - x) g' P7 o% C
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
+ Y- q# H+ y( SSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) ! [2 N$ L1 H+ D5 P0 q1 k
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
' b' [. n2 W* D7 J; z# dBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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