 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
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. , t4 l9 r9 V& Y3 o
! t5 C; C- _2 v) b: k; @5 ]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.
. \& v# O ]4 Z6 n7 p5 qSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). 7 }# o p3 h3 ^, Y& p1 Q
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
6 b1 D. c( o& \! H7 Z6 B1 C. T# v, N9 J
Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) $ @- S9 P% R" x9 }
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) : _7 A7 u4 e" `$ j/ Y& D
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) $ ]' z7 N/ E; o6 [
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) 6 ^8 x x2 h, J
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) ! r- {& ?* F8 @. D$ q( J
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) & d7 X0 t) h! h7 b. b+ R3 o( B
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 7 w; f# R e% r
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) % L1 I& U9 H7 q1 A' \. S
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) . a& e" |! _; s+ a# |1 T
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
|