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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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# l" J) ^9 T3 Q% |. |2 |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. / }) S$ O2 i; B+ O3 ~" X
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). 8 _* E' d; ], k/ d
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):( A( u/ a1 h5 B
% B; F9 F) r% v( @+ hNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) 4 |1 L& o( X! C' h9 C
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) + @- d7 J4 Y8 B
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) ' j8 \% g6 ]: h/ H
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
6 m; \/ ^7 S' zQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
$ ^* w& C! y2 w5 K: b3 z( p: YOntario 6.3% (6.4%) 2 B4 E/ T1 F d* |' C( u) `& U
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
' ]' W Q' k: F' x) A& CSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) 0 ^ E; Z8 n; ]" d ^8 W
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
; E8 t7 E u j5 V$ Y5 [6 QBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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