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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. 5 H" G+ w% @0 G' |5 M: a3 W5 o2 e$ c* t
8 I/ [# C2 n$ G1 |% b7 {' nOnly 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.
7 U+ b0 S5 g0 h% xSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). , G$ B& m: `1 e9 P0 n, D' }
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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+ T1 z0 Z% [& t( PNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
" ?3 a9 Q( t, b# ~# M, RPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) 6 X9 o j7 P2 L
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) 3 u( \2 M6 Q" `" \0 r; I
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
5 g. t9 E2 A9 tQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
6 u! F+ h- g, p* E, ROntario 6.3% (6.4%)
; `% ?% [8 k+ E. O, ^: GManitoba 3.8% (4.3%) ! z6 q* }4 ~2 ~& }3 F$ F
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
3 D+ ~: n6 Q9 M! Z5 [5 NAlberta 3.3% (3.4%)
' P- u8 m6 a9 s- j8 v8 UBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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