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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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$ k" a* ^+ _$ c$ s0 iOnly 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.
' Q+ j( u" w1 U* I7 B4 uSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
( n! ]' ]* q0 {5 ]* v" xRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):- b9 y' i6 `& i5 X! ?/ ?
+ D% J a3 v# d" Y% ~, b- l8 @Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
; A& j f A: d3 q, V6 S a" I( _Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) $ [' V3 {+ ^) i4 `' J
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) ) u: C3 M1 C3 i4 Z0 A8 }
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) . X8 r0 N" h4 B& i7 R0 Y5 e0 J* b
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
1 W$ ^8 z$ N, y9 b7 _' uOntario 6.3% (6.4%) # q1 G5 {7 _' s( X( H J
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
6 }3 T( g) P2 P/ O3 f3 Q- v. oSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) 8 N; K: R8 B! r8 E& T5 J0 o, z
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) 6 h& h+ h7 h7 Y1 M! h1 z3 k& N$ i- o
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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