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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. 0 G+ V/ y0 F! P+ C9 O0 W% m/ r
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
. H9 S) n" K. |6 z, J% vRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):8 X7 a# H* Y. a& N
2 T6 q% e9 A1 }: k/ V& DNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
: J% Y1 D; `/ D3 kPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) 1 U) T: a/ X9 q
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
3 s" C- `( b) f4 N: `/ J9 z5 S& U! KNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
! |# [3 n5 N) s! P" E& U! AQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) ! z ]2 l5 w L0 x* U
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
2 v7 i" [! `/ w G* v- fManitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
3 w; s* ]0 s v) u' f. sSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) % h. ?. T$ @3 _/ T& I' s: P
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
) L6 f _5 G3 {. K4 n4 cBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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