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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. " I: i" M, Q- P1 G8 h
) L' q- |. q/ _( N3 R- u: rOnly 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.
$ w1 u! N( B7 p9 @2 U( I, D8 O4 c% ZSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). / |. C6 L; q. V6 j X: U5 P
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) + ^( m3 h, B/ I$ j! \( ~
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) 7 t0 W2 b7 |9 k; w9 x* s
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) : L) N" o7 I7 G- h
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
! \$ B! i+ o& N7 M# IQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
: _9 z( | P+ ]/ U1 u+ t& |4 k" o5 vOntario 6.3% (6.4%) 5 M5 k8 S4 D3 D# v6 [# ~
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
' f: w! }5 u- RSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
3 M8 Z- b4 |6 |Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
3 l& F# K! R& z, ?British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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