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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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4 f) z b z% l3 }. t- h4 u vOnly 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.
& j) K0 Z! I8 G0 ?/ A* c, z: ySeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). 1 l' r( z- ?+ {' y8 Q9 x. E& U
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):2 p$ K6 o( x8 q' Z1 d
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) 1 ~4 q% g, X) U
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) : K5 j1 a6 z9 }3 y2 x: z
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) + s' M" z8 }, R
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) % x* r9 [8 q( E9 ? m
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
9 ~+ Z1 U9 m- E7 T jOntario 6.3% (6.4%) + B& u5 {% i; l: r9 {9 [6 X6 J8 R
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 2 W6 b9 J: S3 }6 n& p8 Y) Q8 e* V
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) ) ~/ A/ L. i& R: x: E' {& P
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
; D [. k: `4 sBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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