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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.
/ ?1 Q0 S' Z( J( w9 `0 zSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). + H. Z% @5 T% j- \, Z2 r
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
+ @+ [' W/ F2 B/ _( \; I/ `3 P) _Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
5 h) B8 \/ u9 C: zNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) . Z% u% E% y! K
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) # y S( y: B% t: G2 D$ y
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) 2 A \* o5 t9 _0 m2 g! Q
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
0 q8 {' t! T& t1 FManitoba 3.8% (4.3%) ( {% C1 x d7 Y$ w" T; k( V
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
8 |6 P$ }: E. R; x6 F% Q- EAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) 6 \: }" n# D, a1 I
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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