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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. ) Q6 W/ ~+ y1 P- t! {! C
" o7 u G, ^+ L/ o. A$ @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. l6 f& ^+ _$ l5 j- B4 ?. o
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). / b- l. _0 X3 M0 J3 p5 |
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) ! K5 P5 C' A. O5 h. i. Y1 c5 N. `- T& E
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
6 S$ g% [9 ]# a( r$ F0 |. t! G9 UNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
6 E1 d' L$ T0 U& v9 v! FNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
2 D7 J/ B" v! n: a3 QQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) 2 Z7 X& |7 L- F( N# s# g; h
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) ' t7 w, W+ F8 W/ z/ U& P
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) ( v" V1 h% q7 t$ D
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
$ m, s# U# _# r4 G( LAlberta 3.3% (3.4%)
0 [$ V1 R2 U' ]British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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