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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. ' @1 U1 s0 h: ~. N: r
6 `6 O h# @9 ^9 K$ MOnly 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. + @# @1 n9 F" D& o6 O% v
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). / ^- D3 ~: `: j: @6 x* X$ T R7 h
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):" y) I: Z1 Q1 P6 p5 t+ Z! q
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) : Y( \$ _) n" i2 Z4 C/ Q# H' x
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) + C, y! y& m5 [2 C0 B. c% s* ]
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
6 h, z1 t; p0 g& ]: V! ^ J3 n8 L GNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
8 I& Z# ?9 n# ~9 S) ?Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
5 y5 I( ]# v( [: V/ T9 ~+ @, D" v: [Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) 5 `8 B( n0 Y% z+ O# d. j
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) : ^8 }7 e8 c/ W4 _2 ]1 |) m
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
# U- }* G/ D3 P- d9 R" ^6 h, t3 `Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) , {$ j) \. Y4 u$ H3 Y( k9 N
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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