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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. $ i; j5 Z2 k. e. ]6 W
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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. . R1 A; F8 k. t9 z W/ b
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). ! ?) \4 Y/ z& b3 x4 j- u! D1 o
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) & [ {" x* J( q( g$ R
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
7 G: j% P3 ^, Y& CNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
4 P# i2 c+ v% L$ j- `, A4 i. ZNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) # H2 R, C* y2 A* A5 D
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
# m0 E. ]7 V/ x- { b4 hOntario 6.3% (6.4%) A; j; _4 g& \6 l; u: z W
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
, {+ {6 P2 l# U8 J, HSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) $ b, p4 x8 m& P4 a& I% I
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
6 Z. X3 {8 d$ o, h% p6 U( H2 `British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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