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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 m6 I! w ^8 }
2 W: v m# }6 N$ w6 t- YOnly 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.
& W, V5 v4 a3 Y3 i2 oSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
2 W2 B, o) y+ _Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
3 j+ o8 L, G( _. H+ V1 QPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) / [% n6 f" ]) |) T7 z4 M5 t
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) 9 J2 W3 }# d7 n) J" R
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) # `5 L6 Z3 K6 K; l" F) f: k1 @
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
9 n! t' a. s6 s( O; X. E# k2 LOntario 6.3% (6.4%) 6 H1 {) b( F$ {- f: s" R% K) n
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
/ F# N; L0 F+ \& BSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
1 d* i/ C! n) v2 r* o& z/ sAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) $ o3 a! d8 |+ _3 E
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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