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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. + @# m! Z' Z. I, J8 A' I! @& J
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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.
6 ^7 B# ^0 a4 kSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
( q x. i+ S. R4 ]% w3 `Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) 9 \# `, s* `) k1 X4 E/ u
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
p5 I- T- E* @- B# d! l% H; n. q/ B3 }Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
9 z1 z7 l! h, X4 D+ F$ sNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) ; c. f1 V/ V: q1 N. D9 P* r
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) . ~4 ~( G# X; e$ D- r7 _- ]1 p
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
/ z, T% d, V8 JManitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
/ ~3 [1 P$ B8 Z& ZSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
9 a( ^, K! }8 w, [Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) 9 M5 X S$ a: \1 E& m0 [ w- X- e
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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