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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. ; {6 j5 \5 [5 ]# N# F3 C
+ j; n- ~; g; j2 [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. % `1 g% @6 o3 z2 G* y0 v/ J" a% x
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
0 Z: `" Q0 w2 e6 DRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):1 _9 ]' w6 ~; `/ O6 @- M
/ K( ~! [& w+ lNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
, F! Z( [) d0 | U$ x8 A! B& f0 V' [Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) 6 \; j! ]( l7 T/ n* D; ~0 j( i
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) & m9 I" Z( Y0 z7 I
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
% d" G$ _5 q( M( SQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
. S- E' | o( w5 V* qOntario 6.3% (6.4%) % l" [6 S; O. A9 Z( D
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 4 T2 I) y; T/ L4 {& z
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
, i9 p; c, [6 L' A7 fAlberta 3.3% (3.4%)
/ I0 D4 c+ H2 KBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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