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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. - {! R q s Q% \/ W6 n
' {# `2 B* q0 B `. y0 FOnly 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.
' o3 P* G# F; A" E( n6 |2 o# dSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). * ] _) V5 N, V! _, \
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):% r* @( P8 I# g* O( b8 Q
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) w! _5 _( s4 H' y$ m6 ^+ J$ `" P, B
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) ' k( A9 T" c. Z, \" a) v, E9 M
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) ' w2 ^: b G, f6 _( X9 [
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
/ k3 t+ o- t& D! ?2 N2 H$ J4 `Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
4 ?# a' Q; t3 q- ?7 Y, zOntario 6.3% (6.4%) * L& g- X7 D$ F5 B! a
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 8 j% I+ F. p( a' N. o9 O* V
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
* T2 [. j v4 ^) V: qAlberta 3.3% (3.4%)
: ^* v* f* E4 S5 cBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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