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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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$ a, ~' t6 J+ k! b3 ?6 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. ; l ~' J; N8 N
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
) w( |* N$ x3 O8 a1 U2 o$ @Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):2 Q s1 s2 @' ]& B: G* \
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
+ v* ]/ F. G# w2 @; [Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) : |& b% z& @& h
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
! E5 \, X3 H! BNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) + b0 w$ X2 \, v4 U4 _! ]
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) . o2 |; \/ A$ T8 m) B5 z
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) ) \( { I; i6 e( |" e6 ^
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
- x3 M$ `, Z9 R5 j6 xSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
& \9 v/ P$ C5 U! L# B' ]( \Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
7 r) Y e8 W$ qBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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