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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.
M8 y" G0 _% u. TSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). / z; E2 X5 R7 S0 Q: q: t
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):4 r0 K6 Q v1 f7 Y% Y: F
' X/ I! L5 l# c7 w4 Z% wNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
$ B3 w0 _5 \" z _3 xPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) , @3 u! Z; M5 S3 j+ A- A' ~2 l
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) , n j9 W. t/ j7 N$ _7 T
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
0 a$ u! l( i" ^) v1 MQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
+ t1 L6 _: ]% d3 }: q7 V9 Y* ]Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
2 b# r4 d) r4 M, ]! U% d& F7 k% z: Y. sManitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 1 f4 x* G' ~" E9 M. s
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
7 A ?* \( \ O7 }Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
. P+ c0 M/ d; `! j7 n* |: `: J; ]British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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