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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. " t5 Q; B" F I4 ^/ I
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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.
$ M) L) S) N3 i; C$ H2 `8 h0 E+ B. sSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
7 o: \& o [( s7 J6 T) j( URates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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# N% r) f) N$ t1 i L* jNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) 9 {" B4 ^ L3 [8 i+ E1 I
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) $ M j$ z% O* k" y$ u' H0 @' f& S
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
/ d! i6 m; F) |New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
$ |1 c6 @2 x. {; U2 cQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) ! |- ^5 q8 ?1 D% Q0 `+ t! z
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) 4 m+ j: O, a G4 w' [
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
+ `5 f# M8 Q$ O$ A, jSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) f* h5 K% B# E6 f
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
# `, S- X5 \7 D- O4 v) ~" U2 yBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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