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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. & \' b. X6 j l4 W+ K5 e m
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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.
0 D+ y" Y7 h" \. ASeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). / w* |" z7 T) v
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):- F( I+ G z; n6 s; J
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) - o3 F* R) M; V' E# K9 w
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
# J8 k* o& b2 ^ ^* Y! B+ HNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) # E2 _8 q. ^6 v& E- U) U
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
+ {# Y" P/ ~. F8 T7 ]! ]# P0 J- JQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) 8 r2 p0 ^0 E& s. a
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) E: U; N9 v' ]
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) ! q+ L* h+ F8 J3 u( l
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
! U6 }5 A a) F* AAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) % i' p, p, X) E8 N- y& h
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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