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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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2 ~% B) @2 C2 A0 C; q! s! lOnly 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.
9 G, j5 A- i% ?7 e% \0 B) \ x3 DSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). ! K* Q+ F9 N0 D7 }6 n# a1 e
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) 1 V8 g8 b p+ e
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) 1 {( J! {' q1 @5 |
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
$ \ ^; N X( e" oNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) 7 s4 F6 C ?/ o- r. m
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) # t5 ]9 b/ O6 J% k# w4 y' l
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) % {! [( p9 ?+ Y
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 1 g- g+ A" q$ b
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) 5 S8 f6 H# L4 N& N& ?
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) 7 A" h& b; b' t
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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