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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.
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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.
9 ?2 {! r+ h' VSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
9 C" @! r* Q3 Y* K8 Q/ wRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) ) J) w* s/ z4 Z8 q3 w' v9 L2 }
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) 6 F- l$ r" i! t$ a2 @" W
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
, \1 [0 q- e2 D8 M/ J+ BNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) 6 S& ?1 }! G7 U' H- C+ ~
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) $ Z# p# J8 z6 E- @8 @( C7 B3 s
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
* e& ?8 L8 Y* {' g# F! HManitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
* m% |% e4 E% r6 PSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) , T! t7 p. p6 p2 m& Q* H6 g: N
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
% {! c6 `0 C! C' F% V" bBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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