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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. ! w1 r1 v! ^0 I/ J* P | d8 D( y
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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. ! T7 F4 N8 x& u1 Y! \2 L0 H0 i
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). * `7 _! n; x8 G9 s7 A. ^, L
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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$ y/ c" T1 k2 H# K+ C6 W: v" \Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) + I: J6 I' s3 e8 W( t
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
: h3 X* }/ z: N# [: v5 ONova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
; L& {! w! U6 D; I# p3 eNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
1 p+ f8 [0 P: _! u$ L, y( O) n; cQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) X2 h" `# h$ |' E, ^+ ^& A/ y
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) # S# X& Y8 ~: R8 ?* X$ q5 {
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 9 w8 e, T6 r1 w
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
( c& T0 l- o- h8 _5 w0 ]Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) ) }* e/ t. ~# p
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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