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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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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. }0 K, g2 m( U; H" L1 X2 r9 Y
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
$ Z0 x9 Q, c V M b/ U- rRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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& \ F: X3 V4 g, k( bNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
+ |% o7 ?! S4 Z. r5 K% JPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) ! d* y# Z2 g: k+ p6 k' H
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
7 q; g8 x, C$ xNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
& G* O; S& _% _9 y7 V6 mQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) : s6 ?7 W4 U! k2 O
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
' F5 C0 B K& D* `9 h4 tManitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
+ ^& h( N( ]% L- n6 Y2 Y* d7 C; YSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
* H" M9 \( ~8 D8 h! ?/ E, eAlberta 3.3% (3.4%)
: q' h7 t: E2 ZBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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