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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. " q9 Y7 r( A8 Q7 [/ q
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). 6 Y* V* }( o# K$ {0 {" _; N
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):% L; ?" K' D. v$ a W
) H$ e9 K! l/ s1 JNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
' K: x7 O0 ?% Y: \Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) 2 C/ Y6 H+ F/ S) D, d, m5 f6 k
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
6 @. w" e6 F; {. ^/ q* @% ]. b' VNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
' e( f( M! i" m. W$ T2 pQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) $ R+ N7 N p' d% ^4 d& M5 }
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
2 c: f Q' `1 k% C4 j- A1 J4 r, }# OManitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
9 O! ~' R, e: Z* G! ASaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
5 P' z6 Q+ R% q, ]% H% H8 WAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) : O% ~ ]4 g' G8 P
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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