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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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1 s! i, U% X' A3 v+ 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.
. R# S" D& m9 l* A9 X# c% g$ p. W7 iSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). ; P- l0 h4 J p `; j5 X& k: m; h) k
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):# b6 c: s! s' C K
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
2 y1 m' r4 D; `$ nPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) / l- ~ ~6 z& L1 w
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) 1 a. L7 W4 j9 l$ J+ d! Y+ g' z: k
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
6 \ H2 d' O; Q1 {: DQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
5 ` N+ |" h/ d% U6 V/ G$ AOntario 6.3% (6.4%) 4 F/ ?4 E8 H" ~- h
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 4 t. k8 }9 G3 o) p8 u) @
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) 5 o7 l& O, c5 C' r& `. \% k8 O0 u
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) 6 k; ?, c0 A; D
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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