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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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, G5 V& {' ?6 ?4 K! vOnly 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. 0 Z3 w! L4 T% u" r
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
7 \7 {* D$ Q0 w/ ?Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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4 _: R3 u7 n% k- I# w5 BNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
7 }+ J' e* W& m9 m0 uPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) % C. M4 v) A, V5 D
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
! w1 {; l3 @: i1 a, pNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) 3 e$ u9 A/ W1 M t. M! k7 d
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
2 q4 U0 I; Y6 l# |* C4 NOntario 6.3% (6.4%) ; B$ E! y) g; Y, A2 G
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
3 S$ `5 d- L+ w7 A9 wSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
, l3 D" i9 h1 ~, k8 AAlberta 3.3% (3.4%)
1 O6 ?. |6 }" V$ l4 _1 ~* OBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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