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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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Only 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. / b1 D) h/ @" K4 p
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
* F l# U3 k$ I9 f: e8 k4 uRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) / I2 W4 c$ ^( F" n8 W' [
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
0 n) h) H$ C% K9 S. s4 _3 kNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) ! Q# x8 [9 i/ \# B% M* E* Y) j# }
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) % I$ U" j$ G7 [( q4 G3 S+ p3 ]0 e; b
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
3 Y: H t9 y/ I! C6 `Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
3 F$ W, [( c: Q N2 ~7 S5 EManitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
. G' `" v# U5 j- o$ A! t* S9 SSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) " U9 h! _! |- k, B$ f
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
" @: i+ M% g7 X4 c" `3 K# Q+ a. A' }British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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