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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.
+ ^0 @9 i5 o6 G5 h2 E- \Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
* I# n: D9 q2 s; o/ R2 @Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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\$ x3 F+ z0 c) D ENewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
( y) `: _4 Z/ w2 k& a% YPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
: @" t1 y$ `5 d! z: INova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
1 S+ r& H9 i: _; L3 i WNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) 5 e( k& Y5 w! U( i7 z
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
6 K% }, ?9 P& D$ U4 _; WOntario 6.3% (6.4%) ) f8 g, v: S+ v) Y3 D
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 2 f1 Q+ ^! D/ Q! b1 P
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) ; `" r7 A, d5 W6 V6 e; ~% t, _
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) / V0 o( V8 L; H
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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