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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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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 I3 b- `+ Z& E6 \. Q0 GSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
/ Q' U8 |3 W1 CRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
+ O0 z& i4 e9 |6 \4 `7 S8 _8 l2 YPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
7 g7 P1 ]5 ~1 n! rNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
. d2 ~ I3 d, ?New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
% u" l% K# J+ bQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) 3 T3 a0 z8 Q! V3 H3 m
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) 9 E# f. Y A& G3 h0 q8 J. a2 m2 J
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 8 Z9 ]. t2 w+ i; F/ R7 r) p
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
+ v- G/ ^0 e' r& yAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) 9 V: _- ~" q3 c9 [# }1 o+ t
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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