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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.
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! Z9 y3 r4 K: h) ZOnly 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.
! D7 n) V! n% P8 K( QSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). + Z& C* o" u4 M$ U% ?9 \, ?
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
1 C O0 ^5 Y S9 C7 kPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
8 q. k7 h0 c" M) [( u. g" d3 oNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) 3 p' `8 l) W( w6 K |2 K% K5 F4 T
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
( L" X$ h8 j2 b5 UQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
' p% m+ T. t; z( M6 k3 fOntario 6.3% (6.4%) - U4 x" ?1 T9 C3 y
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) + ~9 p9 H7 C! v! c! q
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) 8 p! v9 A" d- i [1 P
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) 7 Y7 ?+ x3 j) {3 ]& `- C; G
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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