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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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p! N, ]6 U' a. C- \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. # M4 U! q6 T9 L
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). ; I% P7 y {3 g- p ]! q
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):6 S) v! }/ d$ z& o
^: s* d6 ?" L! L. O8 n) o4 b7 ~Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) : [2 F' x z2 ~1 u
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) & R/ M3 l' }$ w& I- `
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) " T) b8 J: u# P% l3 ~
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) ' D7 p# T- B1 {
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
! C1 X% O% `" rOntario 6.3% (6.4%) & s$ C2 g5 P5 m: \
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
- c( J) X( X0 \9 X3 \8 fSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) ; ^! f8 ~8 J8 W
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
2 t! R/ m0 Z9 x" g- mBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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