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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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' I3 p/ ~2 S) j4 d: 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.
) {! n5 N9 \' A' C" l$ T qSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). . A" b/ _7 m0 a4 j
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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0 b" e1 s* Y7 oNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
) x2 ~ s# M0 o( q" oPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) . m# j4 F- W% l/ g4 d( u
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
! p# U, `" }) gNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
/ P4 [( m5 E1 A+ w1 H4 IQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) . K. {/ U$ [! p ^7 @8 n8 r
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
+ I9 ^ [9 q# W6 S5 lManitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 2 C" P; @7 z! m3 a
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) + m) z5 _" G+ W5 C7 R* {
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
6 O0 d6 v; k( E' p5 \1 H+ o; XBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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