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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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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. ; Z2 Z& I0 ? a Q; N
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
+ |2 d5 D1 n5 gRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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, W2 c- B8 \! I& q1 iNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
2 Y6 e6 @/ [& R5 I2 nPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) j+ \9 `! V! \4 s# F
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) ; [2 Q) o7 B! d' z3 h0 u$ j! d
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) ' c1 A1 h$ |5 g6 R# |
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) ( s0 z% L. k* l6 F$ i- \
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) * x* B! ? D* V0 E3 Q( C2 j/ H1 L
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 8 B! @; G$ f4 `; L
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
. ]1 \9 g+ M$ o5 e+ e9 I: i, V6 X/ `Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
7 y6 f0 P; Q4 w, H) x- L6 BBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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