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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. ! z: z1 H+ ~- `- g- o
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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.
- t+ j( X* T# u6 {- b, p! rSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
& v- U- _' I9 S' g/ fRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):" Z, J5 l: g, k& }. H; }+ a' M
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) ' [: l( Z/ u7 @4 f
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
3 K( N3 }2 g0 h- x. T& Q) x; p2 ENova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) " p& u @8 l* y5 Y9 K* R. f. d( Z6 B
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
3 c# D# {9 e4 `, aQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
" z6 ?6 s: G O5 F3 D+ n v; G- ]Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) $ i& U& | d7 `
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 0 j# M- x- w, q, b
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) , ]4 E5 K3 a8 s4 f/ z
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) 5 r. i; @. G! ~& L& q
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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