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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 S7 @5 c5 @ `3 y u$ l
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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.
, x/ g3 e- B! `8 q( G0 ]Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
. s+ o7 H- [1 l5 o, T. ]2 u/ VRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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) x4 u6 K" n7 D; y; {3 ^Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) , ^/ V$ q2 ?2 X$ I. S! `/ p
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
e! f7 U# @% c' L2 O- a4 TNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) . N6 G5 v* n) I& a8 f8 R. y
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
1 R& v$ Y: I! i1 ?9 {7 T3 G% oQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
# ^" b. Y y2 D8 _Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
8 H7 e; O9 A5 h, X/ gManitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 3 g' Z! {5 @& j! J* x( r* d5 F% k
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
, `8 R4 b& r8 I1 y HAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) + \9 v* d1 K! N7 c6 R, j
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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