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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. ! s0 { K. L: W4 a8 m! g, i0 t
4 s) q* G9 b6 v. q7 t- Q I0 L2 P( }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.
- M) P ?( Z' L* I8 CSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
' W% I0 B' L+ }2 mRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):- q6 {/ F1 E# j% g6 b
* o* c" G8 r8 P; Z* ?! D* \Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
" z A' n$ |8 y% W8 zPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) K0 ^/ D( N' `& B
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) : K! D3 O9 B! h
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
1 m2 F. D2 K2 B$ z4 `Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) , b4 i$ \: F, @( S
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
! M5 h0 a6 _# k+ t) a TManitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
9 M; g5 R/ [7 J7 Q2 M) mSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
6 a n# g. l& o. @ ?# ~( F$ |Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) * {' s6 z( M5 i' O; V! {
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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