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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. & E4 r: {8 z1 Y% L) U9 D
& ~. G7 A7 L2 k" k% M. v* E. dOnly 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 R* m! o, s4 b3 Q
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). 0 m1 a) X3 ]; \6 ?
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):* p2 n5 P! v; u
" K' ]6 ~: j- o* ?Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) , P3 p# a; T/ Q/ @1 _
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
9 w4 O: ~, Q$ P) kNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) r! } K- Q: o; M1 c
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) 4 f- V w% x8 z% v6 b* R% @
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
% R y( {; H) cOntario 6.3% (6.4%) 2 b" B( r1 e* d$ j% a
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) ( D4 c F( C, e
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) * d+ {% n( j# B9 a, T+ {' r- s$ n" p
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) - A8 R" j0 m2 i `# \+ s$ ]
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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