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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. : K* d5 G4 `- G% d! z' q
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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. ; V* e/ I) e0 p9 y+ e8 o- I, j) z
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
0 R" D$ ?% ]/ C3 r# i2 T$ D* N9 ORates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
_3 E$ ^. ]" L: `) mPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) : l! r2 M9 X3 ?$ B6 ]' o& [
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) $ _/ i% Z+ Q E$ D! r
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) , N. _5 ]0 |" o7 l: t
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) 1 o/ u& w. D- Q U# u6 {% w
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) & C5 ~9 }* |- j& s
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
: W7 O2 Q# |$ K7 ^1 E% @Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) / L3 G3 a0 A$ U4 @
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
/ h7 F2 \. t" tBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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