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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 p& g' J; m6 G% M7 h
" M. d6 o- a# R8 [7 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.
6 p( O7 z; }, g" _6 HSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). ! s# f5 v5 @7 T% n8 X& V7 H9 {
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):+ K( M0 l, I+ @/ Y# x+ e
" ^3 N1 e1 A4 ONewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
/ X: o) b8 _: @2 _, iPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
+ c) W5 |/ E, Y6 s3 x* F4 pNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) 2 b0 {/ u+ Z0 ?6 U- _
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
: ~9 D. e8 u2 o; A4 Y! Y2 DQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) ) l+ w: b2 J" N0 ?( D& p
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) 4 y$ c% T# @$ w0 H
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
& F) @5 q# K8 C$ R. _Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
6 v) F# k5 q$ OAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) 3 n {" I" V5 p+ D9 N8 n
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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