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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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0 A, E4 x" x2 e: b9 z9 v# |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.
7 M8 B5 m& c' I6 U6 jSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
# J: J' s H; Z% [; ERates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets): e" S0 S9 I- K( T3 w# H1 [: `3 \
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) # e: ], c ]4 r0 E) W$ R) m
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
" e/ |9 e9 d" p! `( BNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
/ b( H9 d6 U9 F" ^7 e$ p; ENew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
+ A3 m" o/ V, ~5 I* `1 AQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
$ h) q Y, a6 POntario 6.3% (6.4%) 3 t' D9 u" |% d7 Y
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 1 U; X1 O0 n% h+ O
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
: s( O: X* n* x" B+ oAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) : M0 d8 K2 ]; {, R! Z
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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