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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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7 F6 w- H* O2 j: h- X7 b2 SOnly 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.
; [& k/ i( A6 n6 j1 FSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). 3 _2 ^: B9 V3 X3 s! p' ~
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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5 T1 I+ s+ C5 }" A4 k5 ^Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
) w9 N8 l }3 k: R- k6 Y6 N6 P, TPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) * p% A' p1 w4 `+ L3 e8 g
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) ; B7 ~/ g# _( Y1 A. f: ? P; Q% J
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) 8 D" |) Q6 p+ k! s
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
# c5 n% v9 ~( t. @Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) # R* [( L; A8 ?6 g5 W
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
# M6 L6 C. |& d) V6 o0 ^Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
- Z" r' ^5 r3 k$ A$ jAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) % c8 h, ~( z7 }# x; J* r6 i3 V' O( m
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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