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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. . m4 Q N8 O. p/ r" s% a) o/ V
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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. ( L0 [! P6 T6 V ]1 A1 d5 K4 ^
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). 8 N8 j F. ~2 {3 j, t- a
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
. |! b- p1 g! @% r( z4 BPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
- Z& i# x5 Y6 B5 s' LNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
: h9 Y& S9 g) INew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) 2 ^3 d$ B A* P5 R- K0 ] R
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) 8 x9 [9 l4 p. k
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) + K& ^) _3 z$ G0 @
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 5 W, g$ y! @; W, K9 i3 D
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
! ]6 n# y; O! w |# n) J; B9 LAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) , L. |5 N' [& W/ t
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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