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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. & F6 ]$ b Z4 l% J7 ], A
8 ~7 C+ _1 _9 U( L$ s5 oOnly 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 R. u0 }" @' _) E7 OSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
! R$ k8 m' u7 H2 K: C$ mRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):" j# N9 x d9 ? t* Z1 v/ f- K
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
. Q8 e) \/ V, {! UPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
2 |7 @3 I R9 I2 BNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
* _ ]# p2 g+ P+ z& A7 i+ i8 WNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
, c- `0 `9 A0 lQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
3 i H9 T4 f# T4 T6 s4 [* dOntario 6.3% (6.4%)
7 | m$ N" k" R/ zManitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
( B1 c$ _' T2 t* V1 C+ TSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
3 b9 c$ n t# h) p8 }7 aAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) . d, _ c3 m7 X! R4 z
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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