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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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: T) D* A% ?5 z! p& E- v3 @* HOnly 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.
1 ^- l) ?3 P( `$ O, @3 CSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
5 F& O: M+ t; |5 k! H yRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):& P9 ^6 k/ {: w) j
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) # u+ G# J$ w+ W6 c0 z/ x
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) 5 H; W$ b c0 h! \) E3 V# N& Z
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) 8 S5 y' L4 w' b @. }; C! [
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
0 q7 J$ y# N. {1 u1 o- M# zQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) 1 u% {- T% K/ I2 M( `
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
5 y4 q0 u. W4 ^5 p0 o+ X* p- uManitoba 3.8% (4.3%) + B$ }+ }1 }9 c5 e% I4 p
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
: A" u5 W; r/ e. I4 hAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) 7 e; w7 S/ u2 x& f! z8 g
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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