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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. ' ?8 `6 O* ^5 T/ `1 N- u1 l5 f
) H# W% [5 w: ?* G( L: D' [/ a& TOnly 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.
* ]2 r& \1 v$ F' Y7 e' ySeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
. X* U0 d& B$ D5 TRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):0 E0 M) U6 N' i/ k6 w$ b
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) 1 d1 C1 w+ r) P+ w9 U1 J
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) 0 A! ~% C+ {9 Z# Q
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) 6 M0 F1 p0 E; l: u* M0 y% F5 H
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
" H$ u) u+ t4 d. BQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
* x) B5 @/ ~- Y3 ?Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
) ^# V( v3 p O, Y( A5 J& q* pManitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 8 j6 V- E C$ @0 H$ a4 E& b
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) + Z: T% T8 {# p; A
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) - u% _) b6 P* z3 B4 j
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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