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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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+ U1 x" M q+ n4 V( w3 Z8 |2 G. ?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.
5 n7 `/ j e# ESeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
8 }0 F/ I6 f' a! x; }) Z6 dRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) ' P5 v, a( ]9 z7 _% g
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) % Z! B7 t+ `; m( {4 O
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
z* t9 s! Y. `New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
& d3 |% I4 ~5 C2 bQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) 7 N% K/ y0 V+ |& j; W& b& ~
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) 6 `( K. V1 _7 ]+ L- a2 E, k: R
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) ! M# K5 D" i5 Z4 o
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) ! }% t5 e0 t; I0 ]4 b/ y B
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
7 g5 d$ g! S/ ~% N- `! g& |British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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