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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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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. 2 [% }9 z7 r. D3 h% k
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). $ J, Q2 d- K2 X
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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3 O1 q1 l: i: U3 V: ]5 ]5 }Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) 7 }1 W3 a( z' E( \/ Q- q: X
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
( R) r' t: E% K+ D! JNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
3 X% C, V. d, H0 `% ? w$ aNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
8 ^0 E, k; z9 }5 d5 GQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) 4 U8 l$ I3 L. J2 \, _( z- E
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) ( w; z: G. `: T) a2 }8 z: I
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
3 k: f! h6 h6 H9 V0 ~2 wSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
" i$ k8 i3 d$ r; C9 {; Q9 S& `4 p5 PAlberta 3.3% (3.4%)
" T9 Q e' B# q( ?: F- z/ x0 QBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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