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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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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. 4 R6 _6 V1 `! x: a
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). * j6 s" Q2 o/ }8 D' }# z
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
& c6 t% f F- [9 V3 ePrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
9 Y- W) Q& U ` ?2 hNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
* r. |6 B" y7 B6 {New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
; Z& @! }* F# S+ j. _. D/ mQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
6 m' H$ h- D Y% b0 ~Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) 3 g% l5 b+ s& x' `- u% g# K4 ?$ }( y
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
9 X7 v8 _, N) S6 `" Y2 NSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) 0 y% S" Q+ |( E) W
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) % A! H+ \3 m0 x8 W9 \$ H5 \
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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