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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 b6 V2 {, S# W7 z* r$ w6 q6 _) WOnly 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. ( Y6 f7 A `- y
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). " P5 t* W7 Z! Q; ^4 S
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
% }) A \; _; V' _& J7 fPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) / X* C! X: T Q4 D- h/ s8 {
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) 4 F9 }0 d; r1 s8 A9 `" C n
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
. I8 b3 m" E+ J7 S; fQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
# C) X: U/ ?& @: E& S. B, X4 BOntario 6.3% (6.4%) ! y: E' G* B9 O7 K- ^0 y, `1 p# |
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 8 ^, v! S8 ~4 X% X* `' I* o% m! m# K
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
, Z' O' ]2 u7 KAlberta 3.3% (3.4%)
; I# ^+ F6 }" i' P# WBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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