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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. ; ^- g# s4 D. D# d9 L! N* o
# W$ G' ~& Y" S* j! xOnly 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. / _$ I: T0 c) z: C; \6 ~
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
9 [( S, M: Q: k- N( f2 B ~Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
1 R* X m5 U' n0 ZPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) 5 N, }% A$ J) o8 Q" Y! I6 f( x+ y' i
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
: `* X& E+ w( @+ f0 _9 INew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) ! W2 P8 l% l! w7 Y2 D- x# t: O2 M
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) 6 @4 K) F- V7 f
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) 2 j0 L, a$ g% V) D, c/ m' H
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) # ]3 O; S. x2 z
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
8 \. i' U5 ]% b4 F7 dAlberta 3.3% (3.4%)
- s2 W0 ^( o' M9 Z7 wBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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