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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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$ W) q. H b: o- V+ o% iOnly 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. ( L) b. x/ C1 ^! v# Q
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). 9 S4 P0 Y" X% ?/ n; O' A# b& {
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):7 f! g/ D2 t. V! c, S9 R
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) , h" B3 M% Q# m; y" l4 X
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
1 g4 P$ A" G0 ]: z; MNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) . l3 a4 W9 D& x+ q
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) 9 j1 ~* ^! Z9 c, n
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) . B9 o& E& G; E' ~1 ^7 ]4 |
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
+ g3 a8 r. v$ }7 f7 E/ uManitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
0 g% _/ [/ t" y. ZSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) ' z2 I$ D, g7 T8 Z
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) & U& v" g6 I* A5 y$ K! Y" O+ c% h
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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