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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. 9 j0 G& c* @/ q+ ~( ^9 b
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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.
' H, ?7 w8 h" J$ F% DSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
3 q. b0 y8 P+ }7 [/ q' e) | `! lRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):- c: D0 E6 Z4 U4 g) r
7 {6 k: f7 }* S1 t5 G5 ?; KNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) " v* n: b, c) M0 |4 M
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
3 ^8 B- Y! a/ U0 D/ G5 N% uNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) / {: u( `( O" R# Z' `
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
! i( L8 _; @, SQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) ; g% S" V: K" j/ \9 B8 R
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
$ x; x r# p& }' E$ }" y! m- CManitoba 3.8% (4.3%) $ U, W) f# I% {5 h
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
H* s/ _+ K# `/ J* x `" H- [: IAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) 8 A4 ` a5 g9 E& {
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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