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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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5 c4 j2 @# M0 K7 G1 r1 aOnly 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.
$ B7 Y# S! k8 z" g# h/ MSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
" s; E' h1 m3 sRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):& t O0 g9 a% z( J
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) 3 P- r3 T% ~/ e
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) 8 U' q6 u& s6 E" j7 S" g& A# x
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
1 @) F" x# T* Z" DNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) % f% N% Z: U; _8 \# `: q
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) " p V/ S% `& r. t5 l2 {
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
* u. ]1 T9 p: T% C& l8 G4 Z# U( rManitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
- ` o7 ?: H* F( DSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) * j5 l2 A4 T. G- b$ ?
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
# e) Z9 k$ g5 v2 m3 p( SBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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