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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. - s/ L7 E: b: k& F0 D
( m1 Z$ x/ m9 h- T& G( UOnly 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. 6 d" B3 w) }; o/ E' {
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
) |. h; Y1 [2 {- m, f% wRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) ( d% G+ C6 F! B3 `
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) # v+ k5 a' ]; c1 L) O$ ^7 P2 F( M; m
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
, u1 ?1 i% J+ a/ U% _. T. R9 h- cNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) 6 y" `6 E3 M$ A/ W, V
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
' k2 a3 F ^0 ~Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
7 K1 [6 M, @5 PManitoba 3.8% (4.3%) / t/ L& w; B& A* z9 ^( ?
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) 0 k# \/ f2 z9 D! \
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) 1 G" F" }/ s. S5 `4 }
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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