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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. 1 o' M' D( M! Z- ]- \- R
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
# r8 Y* O& q: \& w$ s" \, r. L! P& w2 T1 YRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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6 F, c+ I2 x, {" T9 {0 A$ h RNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
# K3 Z) C5 Y, M+ T$ H: l* NPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
/ O" e, T5 o+ u' h' w% VNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
J6 b r& D! i! VNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) ! N I! q% O& n2 ^. v: a
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) # d/ t, ]( T/ z6 ?5 J7 Y+ t
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
$ I9 y2 ?$ F; K7 \Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
- z* C; T0 m- {Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) . [; e, G" m1 P) t4 A( Q
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) * k* D8 I6 T1 W+ ~& D
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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