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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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" Z) @6 n$ V; v4 E2 c/ \. m$ k; N7 d7 _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.
4 h I9 u: m9 B' _7 L/ tSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). & o& [( ~: }5 k( O# Y% [
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):5 t7 v) g" R. G8 Q
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) % U& n/ t% Q5 H9 Q) h3 O
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) * R* q0 `" d, O0 d0 G0 m
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) * a; u) O6 i# i
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
1 ]. f1 m$ \2 y) NQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) , W8 r+ n/ O$ j0 M2 U$ t
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
, r3 P+ a m) L6 l8 K& w' f: c/ KManitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 7 \5 j' R3 v" f- X& C9 Z) T
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
2 t* f R1 ?8 m# [Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
5 ~: m! ^- k5 k7 i! j1 J' [British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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