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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. ' Q7 W' H, i; h! ]7 u
: c, z" u* @( V5 v& w( ]5 gOnly 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 x0 x k/ O, g; D. }1 KSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). & L C8 L+ n: Z' B0 P! ^8 D& ?
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
+ z; [ a; }8 ^Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
/ @; E. R' G8 ^ [! }Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) # O; v6 i1 V9 F7 K
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
( r) M' a# o0 F/ h4 D: _% oQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) / B( j; x5 u7 `. p( _, Q) I4 K: w- x2 P
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) * M- k( K: w; Y u* Y) C
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
3 c% y- ]+ u0 z$ X7 ?Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
+ m% B4 X7 h$ K' rAlberta 3.3% (3.4%)
q" |+ f! k/ \# K) K. `& @4 jBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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