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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.
% T- L7 P* y( F) lSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
2 a/ Z, |9 R D( [, [, Q: fRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) # r6 o6 G" f1 e3 K3 ^; f* }
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
6 U0 D% l! w! \Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
' b6 r) q* S- ]1 ENew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) 0 `2 Y. u" }" z" ?: l
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) % r" A0 G) L' A* n- X
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
/ a9 D. h4 J* y8 J5 T7 eManitoba 3.8% (4.3%) & Y+ m) A( Y3 n( K4 w% p
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) ) n$ f& Q; |- P% o
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) ' P# q" K5 x$ Z7 J8 @! @6 r
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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