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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. ) O8 b% l: d2 |5 b/ a+ @8 U
: q. j) E. o! J) F% L! U$ bOnly 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.
3 ~; P# s/ W' d9 y# y2 V8 XSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
# U! g! b) ~" u+ e Q- @Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):8 z7 i" m; {" b. @ {
$ u L1 T) U% _$ ]5 A c. @ WNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) ; K/ N. \+ Z9 @& Y
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
$ ~, f* m: X6 {: } u7 y$ B4 wNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) # V* t2 `) f: `+ Q
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
9 A* k. l8 c- {4 L! ^) o! d: ]) EQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
1 E3 q/ n& h! i5 o# N$ hOntario 6.3% (6.4%) ( q9 f/ G! P/ V# n3 V
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
0 {; e- s0 l9 ~) q: u9 G6 b6 QSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) % W2 M. R6 S6 K; I7 n) G; L
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) - \+ d6 T7 K3 P2 U1 j- x/ o0 B
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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