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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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1 d, a0 M, i& ~3 JOnly 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. O/ C7 S9 r5 U! X
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). ! x% }9 O. D5 [7 l, t
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):1 }2 P5 G% _/ q9 A& n1 S* }" ^
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
: T m& K! q+ g3 ^; P$ S, WPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) & z6 _# m7 y3 k
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
6 w% F9 }. p( dNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
* ^5 S% @: W/ g1 zQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
1 \) l- w7 m! l2 t% k5 L: LOntario 6.3% (6.4%)
4 B* ?. B; p: |" PManitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 4 q5 ` [6 a' }" V& ?2 I5 N
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) , q- k, ~5 \+ ^/ ]: K* I. j z' D
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
( Z2 h/ z1 w% q" R3 s1 l1 M$ I- ZBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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