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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. ; j: B! @1 k: n- q2 L8 H
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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. 6 v" Y8 T. U0 c9 ?. M) Q
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). 3 ~3 I! l- ?+ B, j) L! y% p
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):# o8 [! S7 f1 e8 b
0 v0 F5 {" h& a! _+ @4 _. ONewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) * U6 {( ], h* @) ?2 ^ E' Q/ J7 C2 S- f
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
# x, U8 D ~/ h1 [- @. \& Y$ K5 E2 hNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
, L- ?; C- d }, DNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) $ U, [, p" i% J
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
6 ]( i" v* X. A7 u4 KOntario 6.3% (6.4%)
/ C) H* O( n) E0 Q2 sManitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
5 e9 t/ ]' y. x: Q: uSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) 0 a7 U p( t. M" t% \, o
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
$ z5 F+ d E4 T, X$ P; WBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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