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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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1 R+ Q$ A; F7 J6 ^4 q1 \! eOnly 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.
* I: {6 K) H1 o& ~. L& d. PSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). " B5 r7 U2 K4 Y
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):! q0 x% t8 d8 O L' W' W
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) 7 J4 U! c; I9 R# e2 b& B# @8 _& X
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) * g @, x- O8 g" n% f
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) 8 a3 n4 [( g W# j0 a l
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
- Q9 k8 C/ k+ L# r/ {Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
/ G7 l. K( W% cOntario 6.3% (6.4%) . Z3 t: }9 O, |+ z; Z. {0 R" ~
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
9 ]9 o. m4 |4 {Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) 0 N9 q, d4 C& m, x
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
' { {. @( e5 y8 t- j1 K$ B, ~British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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