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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 p3 ~4 R" v }, B7 J
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). 3 Y5 K* N o6 x/ U" q6 O
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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8 w% l; d2 u' G& |* x: cNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
. H0 B% e5 D7 l5 r9 u1 aPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) ) x" V5 Q6 G# J' B; D1 Y
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) 6 c$ G% A' x' ^) c, d- E6 r
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
]" K7 G; u/ {4 Z+ YQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
0 u5 t4 t) R6 dOntario 6.3% (6.4%)
% r8 s) k9 s+ gManitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
) X! P1 H7 w$ `& c$ ]Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) 9 b, F4 `) |% K/ u
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
5 A4 @3 b& I& v- M* kBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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