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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! A* h H* ~9 T: t1 j! F
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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. - K* T7 J! C+ d# w
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). ! D, Z6 q, |- v
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):: y# }8 Z0 F# z0 ~5 j' z! Y: A
7 q3 K+ e Q- x5 G6 C* LNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
) c6 E' D+ O# S# x$ v: x5 oPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
) l2 H* w( l2 Y% nNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
- O' q" c. j1 t) a! X* ^, |New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) : c! w+ [& Z6 J( q4 r
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) + d5 z, L, [4 |: U/ h
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) 7 c* H- @! c: Y, M! A! ~ g: M
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
* H. `6 X5 s- @% D6 ~Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) 5 S4 S* i" t5 P# G% h
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
. Z8 X5 u. d% ?+ @British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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