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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. - |7 c( M1 p' _1 z4 f( Y% K
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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. : n) V- N! l' a( L
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). D: f2 ~% f3 Y$ p9 M5 W1 s
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets): k, X; K/ r: f( T$ ^9 i* x( u J
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
8 p$ [, p, p+ }/ E3 N6 }" gPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) * J; \6 L3 Y! `9 |
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
# h% e" Z. z2 M' G9 Z( _1 M0 e6 tNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) 5 a- i) W" m" w
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
, W, x# K, [% J( H) O i( xOntario 6.3% (6.4%) 0 I/ p- n$ `9 Z: j$ U# U! z
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
! a4 a5 }% z) v* zSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) & ~1 s4 u* l! ?6 w6 ?$ z
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) ' u. u5 p$ \$ \3 R1 s0 [# p
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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