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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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) _, Q1 j, R, p( H% @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.
* Q' {" v" R" h0 t2 u$ q9 jSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
+ W5 j$ z+ n5 wRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):( ^! A5 R9 ?% }1 j1 h$ `1 |
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
% E! X; |# D- `Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
. p, E# d3 h; M9 e1 t3 v$ cNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) ! w0 R' z4 w" t/ u% Q* ?
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
* [. V; z6 |+ t7 T2 cQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) 5 T7 ^7 |2 d. r" z9 h
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) 8 D3 ~; q" X c7 x; O$ c- \
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
0 k2 j4 O' `/ P2 B2 z- x1 t7 RSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
& |5 m+ y6 R4 k$ Z. G. W) W% wAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) 7 Y$ s9 v# x" j- Y O
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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