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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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6 g4 V+ [1 f, _& L6 h7 fOnly 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. 1 h$ N2 Y8 u# U/ f. c: b3 M
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). 9 \9 I+ }9 v u( C0 T! Y
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):2 R+ M: X5 c8 p5 u& x; V) a
6 j1 i, S$ {5 T. g- ^+ _Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
* z( P2 z$ j* Y. i% U3 `) K; u$ h5 uPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
; ?' w9 h- m9 s: x! ?' bNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) 4 B% L9 i6 H) x" ~' p
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
, V- M4 H. L U3 X4 A$ u, pQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) 1 t8 l# W: C: i0 L) |
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
) B# k$ `- d# [# D0 _' m; `Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 3 C! |1 w" c! l% S# t1 E9 v1 i
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) 4 R) [/ u4 `: y8 h
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) 0 F( V5 k" v+ U: q* g
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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