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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. 3 _- H% b3 y- A% @' ^# ?, {
4 O) D R B# C: a, p+ {3 lOnly 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. ; {0 _# g' j3 Y( d; v* o! \4 Z
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). 0 |" d, _7 ^, M" }. B$ H
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):* n3 m* n2 e: {, A! ?( `$ r
. x9 H( d8 a, a! @Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
/ d7 M5 l% Y5 D7 OPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
2 y" }7 A Q" Z5 y( Q) |# j$ s: `Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
' Z$ f6 H9 f" T: ~New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) / r% }2 ]2 L* G' |
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) & H; N! V; o: L0 U0 U$ {$ k5 i
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) : @5 s6 z% T! T# p! h& R0 j' i5 a7 {
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) . Q/ O' u0 Z+ c" Y; _6 k8 O
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) ! }8 L4 s6 G5 g) v- y( G' c
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) % }" u+ V& v) |* _
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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