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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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& B: ~, t' N! M% gOnly 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. " O" V/ x4 J1 c& `
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
% d+ G7 {4 Q0 ?( V% URates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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+ g4 G% }0 s$ z3 K* ONewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
9 {. M% S# j; P9 QPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
+ ^" G+ n. I$ n t3 l) q* tNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) 7 k, k9 K0 j4 G* t' i. O: X" C& `+ p
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
1 u( r7 k8 G9 j0 q/ C6 l7 P4 _Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) ) M7 R* f) X: y+ [, R
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) 1 ^2 B# Y5 R; r1 |+ p. N
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) ' g% X1 c+ B* j# R* b& f
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
/ L' a# c- b9 T4 q# bAlberta 3.3% (3.4%)
9 P$ t1 ]0 n5 {/ k: e- B) ^; zBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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