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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. 2 K# \& c; L0 R- |* p J9 [: |
1 S/ V$ z/ o+ JOnly 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.
. D3 `" T3 o5 }' Q* o4 F6 G! S1 wSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). - R; k2 J" |5 R4 u8 \8 Q
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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( y/ [5 G) P6 w, ]* f0 DNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) / A2 B( m' y/ t/ n, g1 ~
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) , O* G2 ~. E& ~* ^+ s/ l" y* p
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) ; R; X" p& ~' g, \
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) . s! y/ Q/ I: O+ n$ b" ]6 E1 c% \% a$ V
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) $ F$ K8 J" J3 ~# t) h* E1 B
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) R' g7 v8 i& q2 c7 E
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
) S8 I* {0 ? r0 YSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) ' z/ t6 D* P+ h/ m
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
# {) U8 P" @8 s5 dBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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