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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.
1 L) m- O1 l3 @1 Y1 K% H0 CSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
4 E( a, U1 H' f# ~& ]! ^Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):1 O2 n5 w2 k5 e5 Y
. m6 d4 l5 T6 M6 VNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
c; ]8 s" Q: {8 K; [Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
4 @/ c5 M; r2 D" zNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) * d% v( X7 j2 S8 C4 G
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) 4 Y1 S( e% {6 g/ ~9 \
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
8 B( c$ t9 Z3 m5 ?Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) ; m* B3 e& H7 e1 k! ^5 \4 v c3 y
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
1 a9 f3 A" d+ r* \, h- I0 ]Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
( N" n0 r/ ?, @& b# [Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) 2 o& x4 l3 Q3 c7 q) }6 m3 _3 F. B
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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