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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. + _" \+ y% C6 y, 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. 5 y; [# i" e7 ]4 a8 g, f( g5 F$ ?' p
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). 0 Q# {9 J% b6 {9 G+ ~) l" e3 i
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):( |* L$ v, T( Z
: c( z4 ?" E! D2 d- z5 YNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
2 L7 c% {6 K* V2 W: oPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) , l: K" D7 C) S* `1 J
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
0 x D0 |6 X( @New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
/ J" i, L/ f- r( X+ ]) K. v5 ZQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) 5 t: C- |. V( H6 C& H" w
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
# {5 e- {6 N8 k' @2 [1 W/ O$ D4 fManitoba 3.8% (4.3%) + T! L! K# U$ R) a4 E2 h/ ~2 ^
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
' E. f# _/ G5 V( r& a% oAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) + N& h4 @- Z+ ]/ v$ s
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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