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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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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. + D: W, n" m, x/ v
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
6 H- E' W. Y0 E4 @8 J+ S. @. cRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):" x& `- B+ @, t4 B( Q
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) & [. f. N8 b% y3 A
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) ; ~! F1 I" P- M, p) ]& Y
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
6 C: x5 J3 R6 x; tNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
/ ^, V4 q2 y0 I3 Q2 q3 n6 L$ GQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) 3 B1 @6 B" P9 E: _+ ^+ Y8 ] y
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
& d5 O9 l$ I1 Z a4 kManitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
4 N7 j$ {$ R f3 t/ R( USaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) 7 W x% G( Z) v2 \
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
" @: c2 [2 T' N7 h9 UBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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