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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. / x5 D: H) P+ \( @) q5 j9 p8 P0 N$ u
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). , m6 S/ j% |' N7 w+ z1 z
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
: B' q9 \' {6 C4 B# F; ]( vPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
/ b7 z0 L% Q, T1 RNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) 0 q, S- v. q B' k2 T4 }
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
; X$ `5 {8 l0 z2 A3 dQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) / q, [6 m m( s7 f
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
+ K1 }9 S# v# A) e* tManitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
, x/ ~1 M1 [2 ^Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
. j2 S% G! I8 V# [8 v+ ?. d7 G" CAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) # Q& Z7 Y) A$ j: F2 u% R4 z
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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