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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! G( c: z) y/ r
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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.
, Y( Q: E: Z N+ J; Z4 ^: iSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
# s x. b, n) r8 t7 R0 F* [Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):% l# }: ]8 @2 `3 Z
; A' u/ Z; f8 J1 Y/ ?! KNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) 2 g+ V1 _; j3 Q8 W4 |, a# l, i
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
9 @9 J3 I; `, w. S1 [8 N' V3 o! zNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) ( L3 J9 c/ P" i7 h m) g
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
" ~: c3 C3 k) D! E( J# N% JQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
# ~" E4 y% U9 a8 dOntario 6.3% (6.4%)
$ i% e$ o8 p+ g ^ LManitoba 3.8% (4.3%) " @. w) n- ]' {; b% U4 u$ c
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
, p, c& n' u8 [1 jAlberta 3.3% (3.4%)
7 c$ M y% z$ \, ?; H9 b$ k8 I* lBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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