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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. : E& H( O, y6 D+ ?' c
4 e$ \ [/ ?1 e5 h+ E8 F8 wOnly 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. " W: ~% v* L% C* |- l( {: t
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
! N0 I3 L9 D# e9 H1 X. X; g2 nRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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' T t- s( S3 kNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
7 P6 y$ ^* N+ b# lPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) 4 U# s! j( I: E; @7 U: b
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
2 f' D2 N8 |( b1 u+ zNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) 0 H+ C5 S9 {0 V- x) ~8 W( F
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) + _4 U g+ R0 N& O
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) # V4 h* l2 \6 D, p9 w/ e
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 4 D f# Y2 R0 N. L3 x+ f8 ^5 t e
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
% P& h( B0 Q# o6 b' XAlberta 3.3% (3.4%)
' f5 ?) Y. Y* h+ A+ ?British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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