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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.
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. ~0 ?3 A) Q4 {8 KOnly 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 d# k/ {9 k) x
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). : k5 [9 ~9 ^5 j6 x- S/ L* n
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) $ O# U E, f, x( L* ]2 v8 e8 p
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
' w" \" D$ c* D- s0 MNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
8 v/ q {' _4 t( o: P2 Q+ p7 R/ SNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
/ t- m, B: j) x: e3 _. WQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
, O- y( ^( l' u# w( g% ^% uOntario 6.3% (6.4%)
8 o7 A2 R+ f$ L J2 G" jManitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
6 \. w) K, D( k4 A hSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
5 e) s3 i( K. N. ?5 t% [Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
7 B+ W: a7 @% O$ _' P9 _9 E |! iBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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