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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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" N/ K7 n1 F* ?% i; }7 d1 xOnly 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. 4 m$ A/ e1 d- M% x8 n" f* T
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
* J: ~' D# L% R3 s6 {5 l+ Q& CRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):0 r5 i- G. }3 }4 z
2 H+ R9 E- _. J. FNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
B: i9 m" \. L& F: Q4 H6 m5 RPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
, U& @2 Q* A9 n+ o; X# vNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
$ r7 G, l0 ?" m4 f0 P/ D4 FNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) % r5 J# i+ ^0 \
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) ( P/ G) X1 l8 A5 `
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) . h' e8 y4 j: ^8 t5 Q$ V* T
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 8 h) ]. `, G; z8 U' @) } W
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) ) j( S8 J- m1 l8 G5 r8 ]/ U5 M! K' k
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) . @# b1 t7 _ R# {
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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