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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. ( M. l! e3 T9 t/ A# b& B
" M/ O: T) |. ~; TOnly 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. 8 P5 B3 Y! s/ O% P3 ~; l+ r4 K5 ~
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
3 h. p( S( ?( s# {Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):" l5 G, ?2 i2 i' G% k9 m( \
# K: c7 W" l4 i# V ~7 mNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
2 i$ J/ m# L; yPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
3 x+ O8 ]: t; `; R) [& LNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) 5 ~" C! @% I' X9 ^8 ]; ]- B
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) - t# d+ l$ g! Q4 u" @* i6 G
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
' O$ v, Q" t8 ]6 QOntario 6.3% (6.4%) ; C$ j( W. T' J8 c
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
" S. K5 d; E. k! {& ?! [- |Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) 9 C5 U; o2 |$ ~6 W3 h# H+ O
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
: ]* K- B+ ~- L/ V v: TBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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