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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. & T" s6 M% {+ R( R
v$ [1 Z N0 k2 ^2 `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. 8 s! K/ m r& H* \' Z% j
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
- K9 M' j. v; XRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) ) I8 ~! s. _/ {) s4 Y
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) . |6 B7 |) x5 E' a/ [' B
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) 8 d6 |& c/ N$ e5 N8 o
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) 1 t( d% S+ Q% |- f+ f+ s: l; B
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) / i) d9 W8 e5 s) u! v
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
: s$ B0 d1 I( C$ [Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 7 K; S5 u1 j p% h6 ~3 W: j
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) ; z6 t L. q* z5 Y8 ?" s: Y
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) , `" T1 z h1 Q0 E+ N
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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