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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. - V! o# Q" A* Q7 c, b0 s9 F1 R
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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.
- V, t+ i+ |! {8 u# H( D; \* rSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
1 e" P8 N8 d9 |Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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9 o' L% ~, x( R" ]Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
$ N, k* w% t- @. a7 K0 z$ YPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
; X8 }1 \. [& ^Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) . H9 v9 m/ M, E$ \2 m9 U
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
" _' H8 m3 E. W7 p8 Q7 oQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
! o0 T7 h; A4 r% C- g4 dOntario 6.3% (6.4%)
! M U* a5 y) b/ Y( q4 ZManitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 2 S( o+ j+ N( ^ C
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) 8 {5 P- Q+ V! t* x, f8 l7 _
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
/ t* X! O- ^. g, h3 a, aBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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