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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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1 K2 E, T$ e; b* d$ P0 eOnly 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.
- f" |9 f$ `( p1 T [" V lSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
; q6 \0 J' _, Z9 \7 Y* T3 VRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) ' r$ \* E# }- L- j& C7 r
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
# @ u: z B5 HNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) ; u/ V3 K* u3 o4 C* j
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
, I- y8 U3 ]4 K# x2 _' @& gQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
4 Y& J/ \& e4 B" [9 dOntario 6.3% (6.4%) % B6 }/ \" h3 g5 d% Y& }8 x* a
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) $ r' ^5 A" _% v |; {
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
0 ~8 \# O$ c0 k' f9 MAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) & k1 ]4 Y- O/ r( \8 ~# C
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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