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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. , O. U( Q* M# [4 a. l
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). . W/ c& h. ]" h; h z
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):7 p0 v" w P# ?, j, K7 a3 x/ s7 c
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
; ]% M5 _( s* F8 ^Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) ' s3 Y' s6 n; C) K- W* \* n, |
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
* b. [& W/ A! N- m6 O9 vNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
$ @% ^+ s5 I H% a cQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) ) U7 n! C$ i* x9 T* ~$ C! @! a
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) 1 q& ?# `$ {. `$ ]# I
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 0 V _% i! w8 p( F* J4 p
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) ! f, \& y- {6 w+ g. q' R
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) & Z; B1 @; O, B6 ^% J" h
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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