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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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, S8 T: G. I( \8 H- _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.
A: W' Z3 ~( b/ z! J9 }Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
( z! |7 Y( Y) ^) d8 {5 ^$ DRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):* O3 l! ~( g6 _
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) - W* [, T4 b0 M+ g: U& Y; ?
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
% A: ^$ c! r- S$ y/ E: BNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
5 @1 E( U8 l' O0 ~New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) 9 c2 x) \2 [' X& P" @1 T- K# m2 U
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
+ Y8 C* D8 H: F& DOntario 6.3% (6.4%) 4 ]- ]" ?- G% F8 G/ T2 d3 U
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) Z; ~" o! t' R, w
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
$ m0 ^, X* U2 J) MAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) ) s l0 ^# e! z7 {) U( g, x6 e
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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