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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.
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+ z) O! L) M ~5 y! 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. 4 l1 F9 M( H. f9 F3 B' W) Q
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
" N& ?- Z2 {) U1 l5 O: \/ s FRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) $ P' g1 Z. l. Q2 _
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) / k! r+ I3 w" M; j
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) . u) L# M$ i- Z |& m
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) ; ?) X' P2 c$ t! h1 l/ f
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) 6 q/ X l3 l- h: i# m# B9 O. C
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
9 c' ?2 V* [0 J. BManitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 8 G! o# m( O; ^4 I3 J( f
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
! }% ^ A7 { i' J6 {" rAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) $ }) R- y2 q; @6 y
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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