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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. , Z) T9 P7 O M. u" s* W) E
) o/ t& j9 q. ]% S5 UOnly 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. ' ^5 K y5 Y; R, o: f6 i6 S
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
9 F, n9 B' c6 ]2 k0 \0 Y3 cRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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) y' [8 K" [9 ~! M1 r/ f; mNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) 4 A; q" x+ I! l' G6 E |
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) : n- o0 k# f) G( Z) i7 z6 A8 q
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) 8 z; {; J+ q2 f/ Z6 D2 M- }* ?
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) : p9 l4 `5 @* r; f1 P3 B
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
' ^* R* B2 _3 XOntario 6.3% (6.4%)
6 g( e3 E7 ], g+ vManitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
: t1 @4 l, D5 t- H- c" {' J7 xSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
6 H7 k$ h: w2 J- L1 i) |$ uAlberta 3.3% (3.4%)
" m, K. X0 H. d. d; w1 F' v" WBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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