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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. , m6 [4 m7 c+ I( Y
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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.
/ E/ Y6 j7 E) w; Z7 [Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
# f! g' L0 r( b: MRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):9 e' l3 D; M8 w, F0 r* U* p
. B* F* q) f) }' y( z- [4 GNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
: ?1 \3 @9 `, CPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) 4 F( s& ]* ]* m
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) . d! F$ {" P& t! @1 Q, G/ ?. l
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
( B/ O8 C; a. z* @. X& pQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) % a0 |$ _/ _0 Z5 {( ~
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) 6 A$ |" x7 O& a2 @" @' Q! w6 I: K
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
3 v# X/ k2 {7 j2 x6 B7 }2 ySaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) 9 }8 f5 a' F; U, P
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
3 L5 B. W9 P: v9 T4 S1 ]British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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