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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" K$ g, Z, N" q- n+ r3 F; C
8 \* U: @) g' f* \! P" tOnly 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.
3 t) g9 u6 r0 \0 y2 oSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
/ d5 K6 }! ^* Y% o1 d, yRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) ' a9 M" D# n# d# b3 Q6 Z
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) 7 X6 W2 u+ Y( i' l% z f0 E
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
! U! _% |! E" D! UNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) 9 R* j+ f- L- B w9 x, N% f
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) + N2 D7 t& a( h2 ~6 z3 }( m2 Q, B
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
8 _3 g# F4 O% mManitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 5 k- W. q, [# Z' a- |
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
) V7 W6 g: X" D+ I. _, IAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) - Y/ b5 h9 |1 X6 X/ @7 m. ?5 M0 }
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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