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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. ' E9 k' T7 w% V' G! I
- |! ? F# b. f/ X M! UOnly 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. " Y- C1 y9 o9 ~- @0 r8 m* y' `
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
+ P% ^7 K8 x, qRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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6 j3 w8 P- x% B8 e# D" r! r1 ONewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) ) t& Z: Y; Q" S N
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) ; Y, f+ k) d& n# h
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) * d6 n# g$ Y) U1 D( ^
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) 0 G3 Z2 s' o% K" @
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
* v. k4 e2 i# m3 L8 ]0 J' x7 mOntario 6.3% (6.4%)
( A0 x) s3 r+ m* y5 cManitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
) x4 _: Y. L& d; y* MSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) ; [; \6 {" `9 z6 w( `4 o' R( y
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
. N% t% m" v/ k# F4 RBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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