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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. 9 }* f2 a3 ^( \3 t, i$ v
C; W+ V! _( n- }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.
( M& ]9 v. h. W- e& t" f! wSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
9 i# a4 U0 z( N1 kRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):0 c( B$ {, |0 p9 p" v
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) 5 W7 e4 z+ s& g4 |+ g1 j3 ~
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
0 O9 h9 g' j9 ~7 ENova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
6 M( i, r- D( b yNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) 8 Z/ T0 ]% ^4 w7 G% p6 n9 N
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
% m$ z; D& D8 U3 `, g& Y% f5 ]( }Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) , s3 ?# J6 ]! P4 z
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
- M* ^. n, t4 f( {Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) 2 K0 F# p' i! [8 K
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
& o K; q ]5 ^British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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