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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. 0 F! _2 d o; e) r6 u
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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.
: S5 `7 p. W4 h& p5 U, bSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). 0 D% D9 H/ n. G0 @) ~! C
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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1 h3 r* d l# t. O( sNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) & s: G/ L; c" b' k
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
5 E* g- w; v( @2 BNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) " D0 q. A6 M: |+ e2 P
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
+ Z8 T7 L9 k/ L7 ]+ J# yQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
" q' C8 ?# w9 @) N+ Z9 H3 r& T0 [Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
* Y' S6 t8 o4 a% g( _" p2 `Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) & y |" u! Q* k7 k, G# H0 I
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) 2 l- w, H* u; P* T4 E
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) # Z6 Q- s- b/ H; u1 [7 C
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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