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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. 5 W9 z3 \, s7 K5 \. d
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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.
) b: ~8 b/ D {: ^' oSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). 8 n+ n# q* ?, [1 D0 g2 Q `& T
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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3 |8 i+ X% a1 e/ P# y2 x+ N! {Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) 7 u4 |/ \$ T1 t* c2 [; G7 v- d
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) ]; f2 [4 i. F" R" k( F; r% X
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) ' K4 S/ o, n" e) G- `: p9 b
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
* P5 B `5 e2 r, z0 B5 eQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
+ K4 |% f: R+ ?: ~6 P7 M0 U$ fOntario 6.3% (6.4%)
) x# S2 t8 M* M+ X$ ?1 }* ]Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
5 g+ n' {+ a7 }# WSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) `0 Y5 W# x. t( x# t4 I
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
3 M# R( Z6 o& T4 n/ E4 R- EBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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