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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 r9 e; ?1 g0 Y1 ~ B* p& J; i1 y( 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.
9 A8 u! U4 l" n' `1 tSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
! x R" q3 G6 zRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):2 P2 b$ v$ I2 U2 U
7 G! _2 j Q) |) ~3 H0 f* ~7 YNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) 4 S# O# |+ B% D8 k$ e+ M. N
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) ' q4 c: A; S" a' w. Y
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
2 q- w" N; u/ z0 r8 fNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) # a; f3 }3 T9 V
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
& W1 }; d5 U3 @( e/ R' [Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) 4 b0 e9 k! B# W5 m# y; }& I4 \
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) : p" ~; v: {7 [/ U) _5 ^! G& I
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) 6 d9 M( D4 l+ h# l$ L f' e
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) 4 T% v3 f, X8 \( P7 |0 X+ I4 v" x
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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